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Intel Core i3 8100 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

26 out of 100
Intel Core i3 8100
VS
26 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Intel Core i3 8100
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i3 8100 against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 2200G. 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
41.0
(Average)
Value Index
26.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 2200G and 8100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 8100
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1240 vs 1083 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
  • More powerful Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics: 1.1 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Around 6.21 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 5 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 8100
vs
Ryzen 3 2200G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 8100 +14%
1240
Ryzen 3 2200G
1083
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 8100 +19%
3692
Ryzen 3 2200G
3101
File compression 296.5 MB/sec 344.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 25.4 Klines/sec 19.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 75.4 pages/sec 73.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 112.9 Mpixels/sec 101.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 125.7 pages/sec 90.3 pages/sec
Background blur 25.6 images/sec 15.2 images/sec
Photo processing 34 images/sec 31.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.46 Mpixels/sec 4.11 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 788 & 988 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 8100 +7%
2190
Ryzen 3 2200G
2040
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 8100
6060
Ryzen 3 2200G +11%
6719
Integer math 16.1 GOps/sec 19.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 13.8 GOps/sec 12.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 27M Primes/sec 23M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 10.3M Strings/sec 10M Strings/sec
Data encryption 1.8 GBytes/sec 4.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 82.3 MBytes/sec 82.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 455 Frames/sec 387 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7.2B Matrices/sec 4.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4958 & 4037 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 8100 +9%
48.14
Ryzen 3 2200G
44.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 3 PPW 3.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 56.8 PPW 47.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 93.2 PPW 103.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 0.74 PPW 0.68 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 8100 and AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 5, 2017 February 12, 2018
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Coffee Lake Zen (Raven Ridge)
Model number i3-8100 -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 3 2200G - Intel Core i3 8100
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#188th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 28x 35x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 128K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.9 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket LGA-1151 AM4
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (193rd and 191st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 Radeon Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192 512
TMUs 24 32
ROPs 3 8
Execution Units 24 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 8100
0.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 3 2200G +175%
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 8 compared to UHD Graphics 630

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2400 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 8100 official page AMD Ryzen 3 2200G official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 12

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Comments

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