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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1377 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 21% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600 - 149 vs 123 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $94.98 vs $155.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.64 vs $1.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
123
82.5503355704698%
Value, $/FPS
$1.26/FPS
50.79365079365079%
Price, $
$155
61%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
51.77528089887641%
Multi-Core
4841
64.91886817755129%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i3-12100F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
$9.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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54 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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59 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$18.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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57 FPS
$14.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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52 FPS
$16.83/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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