Intel Core i3 10100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 10100F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 10100F and AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
1141
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1012
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
5612
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7089
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
56
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
328
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
2586
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2241
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
8716
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13174
Integer Math28.3 GOps/s44.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math17.7 GOps/s23 GOps/s
Prime Number Search24 M primes/s37 M primes/s
Random String Sort16 M strings/s21.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption3 GB/s12.5 GB/s
Data Compression127.4 MB/s187.2 MB/s
Physics556 frames/s675 frames/s
Extended Instructions86 M matrices/s72 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
1549
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 10100F
4965
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File Compression396.6 MB/s582.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation30 KLines/s39.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser124.3 pages/s134.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering155.8 MP/sec160.4 MP/sec
Text Processing152.7 pages/s102.9 pages/s
Background Blur27.5 frames/s22.9 frames/s
Photo Processing56.9 frames/s48 frames/s
Ray Tracing6.74 MP/sec8.95 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 10100F
78.14
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
107.32

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 76.4 PPW 80.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 134.1 PPW 202.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 5 PPW
Blender / W 1.2 PPW 1.65 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 10, 2020 September, 11, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake n/a
Model number i3-10100F n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidth8 GT/sn/a
Multiplier36x34x
L1 cache64 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache256 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache6 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 14 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 41.6 GB 43.71 GB

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 16 20

Results

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