AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

898

Intel Core i3 12100 +85%

1662

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6168

Intel Core i3 12100 +29%

7985

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

1144

Intel Core i3 12100 +93%

2214

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5129

Intel Core i3 12100 +44%

7431

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +11%

115

Intel Core i3 12100

103

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

Intel Core i3 12100 +83%

1697

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

Intel Core i3 12100 +23%

6276

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

Intel Core i3 12100 +66%

3433

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

12279

Intel Core i3 12100 +10%

13580

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Intel Core i3 12100

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i3-12100

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

60 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

89 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1400 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.54 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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