intel core i3 12100f vs amd ryzen 3 3100

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We compared two CPUs Intel Core i3 12100F (Desktop) 4-cores against AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (Desktop) 4-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i3 12100F and AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100F
  • Newer released 2 years later
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 – 58 vs 65 Watt
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.3 GHz vs 3.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 3100
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Unlocked multiplier

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1632
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
8524
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3552
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
14474
11725
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1690
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
6377

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i3 12100f and ryzen 3 3100

General

Intel Core i3 12100F AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Vendor Intel AMD
Released January 1 2022 May 7 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Matisse
Socket FCLGA1700 AM4
Integrated GPU

Performance

Intel Core i3 12100F AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
Base Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 96K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12 MB (shared) 16 MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Power

Intel Core i3 12100F AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 W 65 W
Max. temperature 100°C °C

Memory support

Intel Core i3 12100F AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Memory Size 128 GB GB
Max. Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Misc

Intel Core i3 12100F AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Official site Intel Core i3 12100F official page AMD Ryzen 3 3100 official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes 20

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 or Intel Core i3 12100F?