Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 3 8300G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 8300G with 4 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR5-4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 60W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +4%

1666

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G

1598

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

8050

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G +18%

9512

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100

2161

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G +21%

2627

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

7388

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G +18%

8782

Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen 3 8300G

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jan 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 4 (Phoenix)

i3-12100

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 740M

-

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

-

Transistor Count

20.9 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM5

60 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

89 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

137 mm²

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

8

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.9 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

3

-

Efficiency Core Threads

6

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

34x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

256 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

800 MHz

1400 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2600 MHz

192

Shader Units

256

48

Texture Units

16

24

Raster Operation Units

8

24

Execution Units

4

15 W

Power Consumption

15 W

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.35 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

2.56 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 12100

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 8300G

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

14

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