Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 4600G with 6 cores 3.7GHz . 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

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 8MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (45W vs 60W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +36%

1666

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

1219

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

8050

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G +15%

9280

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +35%

2161

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

1591

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +25%

7388

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

5889

Blender

Intel Core i3 12100

106

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G +40%

149

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +44%

1697

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

1178

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +7%

6276

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

5826

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +30%

3453

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

2639

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

13685

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G +14%

15640

Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i3-12100

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Vega 7

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.9 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

60 W

Power Consumption

45-65 W

89 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

33x

Multiplier

37x

80K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

1280K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

12MB shared

L3 Cache

8MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1400 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1900 MHz

192

Shader Units

448

48

Texture Units

28

24

Raster Operation Units

7

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

10-45 W

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.35 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

1.108 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 12100

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

5.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

12

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