Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +22%

1671

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

8053

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +31%

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +21%

2161

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +1%

7388

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Blender

Intel Core i3 12100

106

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +46%

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +19%

1697

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

6276

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +14%

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +14%

3453

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

13685

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +41%

19373

Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i3-12100

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

60 W

Power Consumption

65 W

89 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

36x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1400 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

48

Texture Units

-

24

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.35 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 12100

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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