Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 41 GOps/s | 47.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 32 GOps/s | 24.3 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 61 M primes/s | 38 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 15.8 M strings/s | 22.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 8.1 GB/s | 13.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 160.8 MB/s | 198.8 MB/s |
| Physics | 993 frames/s | 695 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 108 M matrices/s | 76 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 792.9 MB/s | 528.6 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 60.1 KLines/s | 46 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 204.1 pages/s | 133.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 263.7 MP/sec | 172.1 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 267.7 pages/s | 112.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 48.6 frames/s | 24.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 82.8 frames/s | 52.9 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 14.4 MP/sec | 9.89 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 161.6 PPW | 58.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 242.1 PPW | 146.3 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 5.1 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.84 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | January, 4, 2022 | April, 19, 2018 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | n/a |
| Model number | i3-12100F | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores count | 4 | 6 |
| Threads count | 8 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 36x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 96 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1280 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 16 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 4.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 58 W | 95 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 |
DDR4-2933 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB | 43.71 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 12100F the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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