Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages
Lower TDP (58W vs 65W)
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
1636
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+29%
2119
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
8443
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+92%
16284
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
2168
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+53%
3331
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
7195
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+108%
15031
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
3477
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+31%
4571
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
14269
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+109%
29828
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jun 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i3-12100F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
58 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
39
80 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
