CPU Head-to-Head

Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i3-13100: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
AMD

Ryzen 9 5900X

12 Cores / 24 Threads

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VS
Better Value
Intel

Core i3-13100

4 Cores / 8 Threads

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In gaming workloads, the Ryzen 9 5900X delivers approximately +16% higher frame rates compared to the Core i3-13100. For budget-conscious buyers, the Core i3-13100 currently offers better value, available at a $95.03 price difference.

Ryzen 9 5900X Advantages

Up to 16% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 147 vs 127 FPS

More processing cores – 12 vs 4 cores

Core i3-13100 Advantages

Up to 50% better value for money – $1.02 vs $1.53/FPS

Costs only 58% of the price – $130 vs $225 (42% cheaper)

Consumes up to 43% less energy – 60W vs 105W

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

Ryzen 9 5900X
147 FPS100% Performance
Core i3-13100
127 FPS86% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

Ryzen 9 5900X
0.653 Value67% Efficiency
Core i3-13100
0.977 Value100% Efficiency