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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-6100 is 588 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1500X - 119 vs 118 FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $71.75 vs $100.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-6100 - $0.61 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-6100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
72.61904761904762%
Price, $
$100
71%
FPS Winner
Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
118
99.15966386554622%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Updated 349273 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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