AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i3 12100
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 12100 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 3600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 6 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 (5.0 vs 4.0)
Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
Intel Core i3 12100
+30%
1662
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
+15%
9245
Intel Core i3 12100
7985
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
Intel Core i3 12100
+35%
2214
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Intel Core i3 12100
+4%
7431
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
+50%
155
Intel Core i3 12100
103
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
Intel Core i3 12100
+36%
1697
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
+12%
7078
Intel Core i3 12100
6276
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
Intel Core i3 12100
+33%
3433
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
+30%
17685
Intel Core i3 12100
13580
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Jan 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Matisse
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i3-12100
AM4
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 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
4.2 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
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
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
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
48
-
Raster Operation Units
24
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.54 TFLOPS
