AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3 12100E

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i3 12100E

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 12100E with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100E '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)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i3 12100E +112%

2205

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i3 12100E +77%

7680

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i3 12100E

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

95 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

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

5 MB

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB

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

Yes

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

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100E

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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