AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3 12100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz 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 2600 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1014

Intel Core i3 12100 +64%

1671

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7128

Intel Core i3 12100 +12%

8053

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Intel Core i3 12100 +84%

2161

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Intel Core i3 12100 +63%

7388

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +15%

122

Intel Core i3 12100

106

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Intel Core i3 12100 +64%

1697

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Intel Core i3 12100 +11%

6276

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Intel Core i3 12100 +54%

3453

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

Intel Core i3 12100 +4%

13685

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i3 12100

General Parameters

Sep 2018

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

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

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

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 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

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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