AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5 12490F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12490F with 6 cores 3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i5 12490F 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1146
Intel Core i5 12490F
+50%
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
6064
Intel Core i5 12490F
+89%
11488
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1538
Intel Core i5 12490F
+60%
2466
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5052
Intel Core i5 12490F
+103%
10268
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Jan 2022
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2 (Renoir)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i5-12490F
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Generation
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
9.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45-65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
117 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
156 mm²
Die Size
163 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
0
-
Efficiency Core Threads
0
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
30.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
