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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 559 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 135% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 3 3100 - 73 vs 31 FPS
- Up to 20% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 3 3100 - $5.16 vs $6.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 3100 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $199.9 vs $376.99
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$376.99
53%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
FPS
31
42.465753424657535%
Value, $/FPS
$6.45/FPS
80%
Price, $
$199.9
100%
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6GHz Wraith Stealth 2MB L2 Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Single-Core
1479
56.45038167938932%
Multi-Core
5081
32.89737779216575%
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
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