Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Processor Number
i3-12100
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Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
No
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
AM4
Power Consumption
60 W
105 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 W
142 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
90 °C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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74 mm²
I/O Process Size
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12 nm
I/O Die Size
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125 mm²
Package
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µOPGA-1331
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
30
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
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Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
48
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Raster Operation Units
24
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,662
1,379
Cinebench R23
7,985
9,804
Geekbench 6
2,214
1,932
Geekbench 5
1,697
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Geekbench 6
7,431
8,204
Geekbench 5
6,276
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Blender
103
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Passmark CPU
3,433
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Passmark CPU
13,580
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.