Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100F Advantages
Lower TDP (58W vs 65W)
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
2168
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+21%
2626
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
7195
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
+72%
12390
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Raphael
i3-12100F
Processor Number
-
LGA-1700
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
-
Transistor Count
6.57 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
58 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
37.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB 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
DDR5-5200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
false
-
GPU Base Frequency
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Shader Units
-
Texture Units
-
Raster Operation Units
-
Execution Units
-
Power Consumption
-
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
