Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
45
out of 100
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37
out of 100
We compared two CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3 12100 (desktop) with 4-cores against the 1.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 4800U (laptop) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
- Newer - released 2 years later
- 41% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2215 vs 1573 points
- Around 8.53 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
- More powerful Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics: 1.8 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Supports quad-channel memory
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 631.3 MB/sec | 401.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 46.7 Klines/sec | 56 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 170.3 pages/sec | 106 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 201.3 Mpixels/sec | 182.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 222.5 pages/sec | 132.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 39.3 images/sec | 28 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 68.8 images/sec | 43.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.9 Mpixels/sec | 15.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 37 GOps/sec | 60.3 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 29 GOps/sec | 33.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 49M Primes/sec | 33M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 14.7M Strings/sec | 24.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 7.4 GBytes/sec | 13.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 146.2 MBytes/sec | 223.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 778 Frames/sec | 716 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10B Matrices/sec | 13.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.2 PPW | 21.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 123.8 PPW | 245.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 208.4 PPW | 655 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.86 PPW | 5.12 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 12100 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800UGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | January 6, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 2 (Renoir) |
| Model number | i3-12100 | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 730 | Radeon Vega 8 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core i7 1065G7 |
| Successor | - Intel Core i3 14100 | - AMD Ryzen 7 250 |
Intel CPU rating (#189th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#159th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 18x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 32K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 8MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 60 W | 10-25 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 89 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | FP6 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 105°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (#130th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Radeon Vega 8 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1400 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 512 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 24 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 8 |
| TGP | 15 W | 25 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4X-4266 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 68.27 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i3 12100 official page | AMD Ryzen 7 4800U official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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