Intel Core i5 12500E vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 12500E with 6 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 12500E 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (18MB vs 8MB)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.9GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
+5%
1625
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1538
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 12500E
+58%
8002
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5052
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Apr 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 2 (Renoir)
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM4
UHD Graphics 770
Integrated Graphics
No
Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Package
-
Transistor Count
9.8 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
45-65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
156 mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
4
-
Performance Core Threads
8
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29
Multiplier
38
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
7.5 MB
L2 Cache
512 K per core
18 MB
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
32
Execution Units
-
