Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100F, vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 12100F and AMD Ryzen 7 2700
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 7 2700
1057
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
8447
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
8947
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
3450
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
2177
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
14041
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
15679
Integer Math41 GOps/s55.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math32 GOps/s28.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search61 M primes/s39 M primes/s
Random String Sort15.8 M strings/s26.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption8.1 GB/s15.2 GB/s
Data Compression160.8 MB/s233.6 MB/s
Physics993 frames/s775 frames/s
Extended Instructions108 M matrices/s9 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
2712
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1159
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
9372
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
6110
File Compression792.9 MB/s560.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation60.1 KLines/s50 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser204.1 pages/s147 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec209.9 MP/sec
Text Processing267.7 pages/s102.6 pages/s
Background Blur48.6 frames/s26.6 frames/s
Photo Processing82.8 frames/s56.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.4 MP/sec11.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 12100F
106.99
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
130.37

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 161.6 PPW 94 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 242.1 PPW 241.2 PPW
Blender / W 1.84 PPW 2.01 PPW

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

Performance cores
Cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4.1 GHz
General
Cores count48
Threads count816
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier33x36x
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 12 nm
Power (TDP) 58 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
DDR4-2933
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.

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