AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3 12100TE

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i3 12100TE

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 12100TE with 4 cores 2.1GHz . 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 2.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100TE 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 9 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

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

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (35W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i3 12100TE +83%

2131

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i3 12100TE +33%

6972

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

VS

Intel Core i3 12100TE

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

-

Generation

Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

35 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.0 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

21

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

5 MB

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

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

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 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100TE

3.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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