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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $94.98 vs $406.02
- Up to 75% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $0.77 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 58 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i3-12100F - 131 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
124
94.65648854961832%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/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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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
24.838709677419356%
Price, $
$406.02
23%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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Updated 348502 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Single-Core
2225
78.84479092841956%
Multi-Core
7457
42.66262371989244%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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110 FPS
$23.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,549.99
In Stock
131 FPS
$45.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,951.98
In Stock
121 FPS
$25.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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121 FPS
$22.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
In Stock
22 FPS
$39.77/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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118 FPS
$25.85/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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121 FPS
$25.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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