AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3 12100F

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz 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 (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (58W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i3 12100F +74%

1620

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i3 12100F +31%

8429

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i3 12100F +108%

2168

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i3 12100F +66%

7195

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i3 12100F +68%

1666

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Intel Core i3 12100F +7%

6314

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i3 12100F +58%

3477

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i3 12100F +9%

14269

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i3 12100F

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

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

95 W

Power Consumption

58 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100F

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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