AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i3-1210U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i3-1210U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3609 vs 3367
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25101 vs 10513
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 480 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3609 vs 3367
PassMark - CPU mark 25101 vs 10513

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-1210U

  • 983040x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 655360x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 15 Watt
L2 cache 7.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 10 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9 Watt vs 15 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-1210U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3609
3367
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25101
10513
Name AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Intel Core i3-1210U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3609 3367
PassMark - CPU mark 25101 10513
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6155

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Intel Core i3-1210U

Essentials

Launch date May 2023 23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating 533 544
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i3-1210U
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 480 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 7.5 MB
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 10 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.1 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 6
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 9 Watt
Package Size 28.5 x 19

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 14

Graphics

Device ID 0x46C3
Execution Units 64
Graphics max dynamic frequency 850 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)