Intel Core i3 1215U vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 1215U, vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 1215U and AMD Ryzen 3 3100
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 1215U
1581
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1105
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5802
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5423
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
89
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
283
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
3251
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
2417
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
10625
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
11570
Integer Math35.9 GOps/s31.1 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math25.7 GOps/s18.3 GOps/s
Prime Number Search33 M primes/s51 M primes/s
Random String Sort13.2 M strings/s15.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption7.1 GB/s9 GB/s
Data Compression118.5 MB/s142.3 MB/s
Physics599 frames/s712 frames/s
Extended Instructions7 M matrices/s94 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
2184
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1436
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 1215U
5662
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5150
File Compression356.7 MB/s541.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation45.1 KLines/s34.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser117.1 pages/s113.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering180.5 MP/sec147.6 MP/sec
Text Processing224.7 pages/s126.4 pages/s
Background Blur18.9 frames/s28.1 frames/s
Photo Processing54.2 frames/s45.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing9.45 MP/sec8.03 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 1215U
58.9
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
84.68

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 377.5 PPW 79.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 708.3 PPW 178 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 18.9 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.93 PPW 1.3 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced February, 23, 2022 April, 21, 2020
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 2 (Matisse)
Model number i3-1215U n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Frequency 1.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count64
Threads count88
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier12x36x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache10 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W n/a
Socket BGA-1744 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
DDR4-3200
Max Size 64 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 16

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core i3 1215U the clear winner in this comparison.

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