AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3 12100F

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i3 12100F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 12100F 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 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (58W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i3 12100F +50%

1636

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i3 12100F +12%

8443

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i3 12100F +86%

2168

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i3 12100F +37%

7195

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i3 12100F +58%

1666

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i3 12100F +9%

6314

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i3 12100F +46%

3477

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i3 12100F +2%

14269

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i3 12100F

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i3-12100F

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

58 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

3.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100F

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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