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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 5600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $94.98 vs $1199.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.49 vs $6.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 5 5600X
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$11.41/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$11.02/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.37/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$13.59/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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159 FPS
$11.32/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$13.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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85 FPS
$12.12/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$13.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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112 FPS
$20.93/FPS
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