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Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
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Processor comparisons 05-02-2023
Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Blender, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Furmark, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Blender, Prime95, WPrime.
And how good the processors are in games: - Red Dead Redemption 2
- Valheim
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Death Stranding
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Valorant
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Fallout 76
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- DOOM: Eternal
- Borderlands 3
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Overwatch
- Halo Infinite
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Last Man Standing
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i3-7100.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Core i3-7100 | 51% |
Ryzen 5 2600 | 54% |
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 2600 is 5% better than Core i3-7100. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Core i3-7100 | 51% |
Ryzen 5 2600 | 53% |
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 90.6 | 94.8 | | Valorant | 102.9 | 107.8 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 57.6 | 60.4 | | Apex Legends | 96.8 | 101.3 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 77.2 | 80.8 | | Overwatch | 83.4 | 87.3 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71.0 | 74.4 | | DOOM Eternal | 51.5 | 53.9 | | Warzone | 80.3 | 84.1 | | Assassin's Creed | 86.5 | 90.5 | | Valheim | 85.4 | 89.5 |
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Core i3-7100 | 70% |
Ryzen 5 2600 | 56% |
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-7100 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600 as it consumes less power: 51W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksFor example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance | Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 168 | 164 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 425 | 1310 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 361 | 374 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 904 | 2736 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 552 | 1024 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 2144 | 7220 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Single-Core | 2310 | 2280 | | Multi-Core | 4287 | 13255 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Single-Core | 1082 | 1104 | | Multi-Core | 2528 | 6712 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!
| Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | | Announcement date | March 12, 2017 | April 19, 2018 | | Type | Desktop | Desktop | | Socket | FCLGA1151 | AM4 | | Core name | Kaby Lake | Pinnacle Ridge | | Architecture | x86 | Zen+ | | Generation | 7 | 2 | | Turbo Frequency | | 3.9 MHz | | Frequency | 3.9 MHz | 3.4 MHz | | Cores | 2 | 6 | | Threads | 4 | 12 | | Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm | | Transistors count | 2460 millions | 3600 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 51 W | 65 W | | Memory type | DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V | DDR4 | | Max. Memory | 64 Gb | | | Memory Frequency | | 2933 | | Memory bandwidth | | | | L1 cache | | 576KB | | L2 cache | | 3MB | | L3 cache | 3 MB | 16MB | | Overclocking | No | Yes | | Supports ECC | Yes | No | | Part number | Expansion Options
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-7100 is 12% better than Ryzen 5 2600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 2600 has 4 more core than Core i3-7100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-7100 is better: 9
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is better: 29
All the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i3-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.
Intel Core i3-7100 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Core i7-7820X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800U
• Vs Core i7-6950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
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