CPU Comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

6C / 12T

3.6 - 4.2 GHz

TDP: 65W

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Intel Core i3 12100

4C / 8T

3.3 - 4.3 GHz

TDP: 60W

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Benchmark Scores

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36001,245

Intel Core i3 121001,666

Difference: 33.8% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36009,073

Intel Core i3 121008,050

Difference: 12.7% (AMD Ryzen 5 3600 faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600472

Intel Core i3 12100642

Difference: 36.0% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

C20

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36003,570

Intel Core i3 121003,204

Difference: 11.4% (AMD Ryzen 5 3600 faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36001,640

Intel Core i3 121002,161

Difference: 31.8% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36007,084

Intel Core i3 121007,388

Difference: 4.3% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36001,240

Intel Core i3 121001,697

Difference: 36.9% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36007,078

Intel Core i3 121006,276

Difference: 12.8% (AMD Ryzen 5 3600 faster)

PassMark (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 36002,565

Intel Core i3 121003,453

Difference: 34.6% (Intel Core i3 12100 faster)

PassMark (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 360017,685

Intel Core i3 1210013,685

Difference: 29.2% (AMD Ryzen 5 3600 faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

3.6 GHz

Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.2 GHz

Boost Frequency

4.3 GHz

65 W

TDP

60 W

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

Matisse

Architecture

Alder Lake

7nm

Manufacturing

10nm

2019

Release Year

2022

32MB shared

L3 Cache

12MB shared

DDR4-3200

Memory Support

DDR5-4800

128GB

Max Memory

128GB

PCIe Version

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