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Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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Processor comparisons 05-02-2023
Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Blender, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, Prime95, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Handbrake, PCMark 10, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, SuperPi, 3DMark.
Gaming performance of CPUs in: - Halo Infinite
- Last Man Standing
- Rainbow Six Siege
- DOOM: Eternal
- Borderlands 3
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Death Stranding
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- Apex Legends
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Valorant
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Fallout 76
- Overwatch
- Fortnite
- Valheim
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Watch Dogs Legion
After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X | 54% |
This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600X | 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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just 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, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 90.6 | 94.6 | | Valorant | 102.9 | 107.5 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 57.6 | 60.2 | | Apex Legends | 96.8 | 101.1 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 77.2 | 80.6 | | Overwatch | 83.4 | 87.1 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 71.0 | 74.2 | | DOOM Eternal | 51.5 | 53.8 | | Warzone | 80.3 | 83.9 | | Assassin's Creed | 86.5 | 90.3 | | Valheim | 85.4 | 89.3 |
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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Core i3-7100 | 70% |
Ryzen 5 2600X | 39% |
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor 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 2600X since it has less power consumption: 51W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksIf you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 run, and all the benefit 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 2600X | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 168 | 176 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 425 | 1380 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 361 | 421 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 904 | 3048 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 552 | 1074 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 2144 | 7514 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | | Single-Core | 2310 | 2438 | | Multi-Core | 4287 | 14033 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | | Single-Core | 1082 | 1127 | | Multi-Core | 2528 | 6497 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!
| Intel Core i3-7100 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | | 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 | | 4.2 MHz | | Frequency | 3.9 MHz | 3.6 MHz | | Cores | 2 | 6 | | Threads | 4 | 12 | | Bus rate | 8 GT/s | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm | | Transistors count | 2460 millions | 3600 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 51 W | 95 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 7% better than Ryzen 5 2600X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 2600X 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: 7
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is better: 31
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-7100 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 2600
• 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 2600X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• 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 Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• 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 i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• 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 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i9-7940X
• Vs Core i9-7960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Core i9-9920X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• 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 Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• 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 Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11800H
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• 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 Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Core i9-10900TE
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Core i3-1215U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5475U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-1215UE
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• 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 i3-13300
• 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 7900X3D
• 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 i5-6600
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• 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
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