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Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

45 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Intel Core i3 12100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3 12100 with 4-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
65.8
(Good)
Value Index
44.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and 12100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • Newer - released 9 months later
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2215 vs 1938 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • More powerful Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics: 1.7 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 10 nanometers
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 12100
vs
Ryzen 5 5600G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2218
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i3 12100 +14%
2215
Ryzen 5 5600G
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100
7427
Ryzen 5 5600G +12%
8288
File compression 631.3 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 46.7 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 170.3 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 201.3 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 39.3 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 68.8 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.9 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 979 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100
12506
Ryzen 5 5600G +57%
19626
Integer math 37 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 49M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 14.7M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.4 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 146.2 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 778 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3117 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 12100
111.87
Ryzen 5 5600G +34%
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.2 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 123.8 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 208.4 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.86 PPW 2.31 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 12100
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 12100 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 4, 2022 April 13, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Model number i3-12100 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Intel Core i3 14100 - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
Intel CPU rating (#188th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#139th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 6
Total Threads 8 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 39x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 60 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 89 W 88 W
Socket LGA-1700 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (129th and 130th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 192 448
TMUs 48 28
ROPs 24 8
Execution Units 24 7
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 12100
0.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G +240%
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to UHD Graphics 730

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 12100 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

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