Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100, vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 12100 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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 12100
1673
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
900
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100
8061
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6230
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100
3278
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2066
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100
12787
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
12277
Integer Math37.6 GOps/s41.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math29.5 GOps/s21.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search52 M primes/s35 M primes/s
Random String Sort14.7 M strings/s20.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption7.5 GB/s11.7 GB/s
Data Compression149.4 MB/s172.1 MB/s
Physics819 frames/s644 frames/s
Extended Instructions101 M matrices/s67 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100
2215
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1118
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100
7427
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4965
File Compression631.3 MB/s473.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation46.7 KLines/s40.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser170.3 pages/s121.5 pages/s
PDF Rendering201.3 MP/sec154.2 MP/sec
Text Processing222.5 pages/s99.8 pages/s
Background Blur39.3 frames/s21.9 frames/s
Photo Processing68.8 frames/s48.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.9 MP/sec8.57 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 12100
111.87
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
100.94

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 123.8 PPW 76.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 213.1 PPW 188.9 PPW
Blender / W 1.86 PPW 1.55 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 4, 2022 April, 11, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake n/a
Model number i3-12100 n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x32x
L1 cache80 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 60 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 89 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-2666
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 39.74 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 12100 the clear winner in this comparison.

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