Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor vs Core i3-9100F

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor is 45.6 % stronger than Core i3-9100F. Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor ranks #56 of 69 measured processors at WhatFPS (5,673 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Core i3-9100F ranks #66 of 69 measured processors at WhatFPS (3,896 CPU score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 5 2600X Six-Core ProcessorCore i3-9100F
CPU score (the processor's own performance)5,6733,896
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,7462,890
Integer (MT)2.6 Gop/s1.5 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.42 Gop/s0.43 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)2,546,5666,334,804
Cores / threads6 / 124 / 4
L3 cache16 MB6 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core Processor · All measurements for Core i3-9100F