Intel Core i3 12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3 12100F with 4-cores against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6-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
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100F
- Around 29.12 GB/s (61%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2289 vs 2087 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Has 20480 KB larger L3 cache size
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 2 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 679.9 MB/sec | 998.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 46.1 Klines/sec | 64.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 172.7 pages/sec | 183.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 206.2 Mpixels/sec | 241.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 217.9 pages/sec | 208.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 40.4 images/sec | 45.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 72.2 images/sec | 69.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 10.9 Mpixels/sec | 15.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 41.4 GOps/sec | 69.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 32.3 GOps/sec | 38.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 64M Primes/sec | 131M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 16.1M Strings/sec | 26.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 8.2 GBytes/sec | 15.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 162.7 MBytes/sec | 251.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1003 Frames/sec | 1300 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 10.9B Matrices/sec | 16.7B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | January 4, 2022 | March 15, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Alder Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i3-12100F | - |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 58 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 89 W | - |
| Socket | LGA-1700 | AM4 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 90°C |
Memory Support
| Memory types | - DDR5-4800 - DDR4-3200 |
- DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i3 12100F official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 24 |
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