Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100F, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
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 12100F
1624
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
1372
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
8447
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
7582
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
77
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
476
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
3450
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
2905
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
14041
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
15278
Integer Math41 GOps/s57.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math32 GOps/s30.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search61 M primes/s48 M primes/s
Random String Sort15.8 M strings/s19.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption8.1 GB/s11.6 GB/s
Data Compression160.8 MB/s180.5 MB/s
Physics993 frames/s695 frames/s
Extended Instructions108 M matrices/s118 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
2712
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
1834
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
9372
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
6371
File Compression792.9 MB/s670.8 MB/s
Clang Compilation60.1 KLines/s45.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser204.1 pages/s123.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec169.3 MP/sec
Text Processing267.7 pages/s183.2 pages/s
Background Blur48.6 frames/s29.9 frames/s
Photo Processing82.8 frames/s53.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.4 MP/sec10.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 12100F
106.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
104.05

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 161.6 PPW 254.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 242.1 PPW 611.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 19 PPW
Blender / W 1.84 PPW 4.16 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 4, 2022 January, 12, 2021
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i3-12100F n/a
Integrated GPU No Radeon RX Vega 7

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x23x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 58 W 10-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 89 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 FP6
Critical temp. 100 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max Size 128 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 12

Results

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