AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5 12600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i5 12600K with 10 cores 3.7GHz . 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
Released 6 months late
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core i5 12600K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1146
Intel Core i5 12600K
+66%
1908
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
6064
Intel Core i5 12600K
+191%
17648
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1538
Intel Core i5 12600K
+65%
2548
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5052
Intel Core i5 12600K
+141%
12188
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
69
Intel Core i5 12600K
+55%
107
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
364
Intel Core i5 12600K
+137%
865
Blender
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
77
Intel Core i5 12600K
+261%
278
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1167
Intel Core i5 12600K
+63%
1910
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4580
Intel Core i5 12600K
+152%
11565
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
2525
Intel Core i5 12600K
+56%
3956
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
11022
Intel Core i5 12600K
+151%
27733
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Oct 2021
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2 (Renoir)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-12600K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
No
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Generation
-
Package
9.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45-65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
150 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
TSMC
Foundry
-
156 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
37x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
9728 K shared
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1450 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Graphics Performance
0.78 TFLOPS
