Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD A10 PRO-7850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
  • Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3436 vs 1573
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13611 vs 3459
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 320 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 5 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3436 vs 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 13611 vs 3459

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: AMD A10 PRO-7850B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3436
1573
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13611
3459
Name Intel Core i3-12100 AMD A10 PRO-7850B
PassMark - Single thread mark 3436 1573
PassMark - CPU mark 13611 3459
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4005
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2445
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6048
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 16.734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 299.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 29.04
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 87.568

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-12100 AMD A10 PRO-7850B

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $144
Place in performance rating 800 794
Processor Number i3-12100
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD785BXBI44JA

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 320 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 5 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 72.40°C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 4 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Base frequency 3.7 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Number of GPU cores 8
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x4692
Execution Units 24
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Graphics max frequency 720 MHz
iGPU core count 512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4
DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0