AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i3 12100F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (58W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
930
Intel Core i3 12100F
+75%
1636
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
4641
Intel Core i3 12100F
+81%
8443
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Intel Core i3 12100F
+90%
2168
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
Intel Core i3 12100F
+92%
7195
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
918
Intel Core i3 12100F
+81%
1666
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3861
Intel Core i3 12100F
+63%
6314
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
2111
Intel Core i3 12100F
+64%
3477
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
9063
Intel Core i3 12100F
+57%
14269
General Parameters
Apr 2017
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
-
Processor Number
i3-12100F
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
58 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
33x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
