AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5 12500E
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.9GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
1434
Intel Core i5 12500E
+13%
1625
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
5105
Intel Core i5 12500E
+56%
8002
General Parameters
Apr 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
-
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
8
Performance Core Threads
-
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
29
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
7.5 MB
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
18 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Execution Units
32
