Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD PRO A10-8850B 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, 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).

Intel Core i3-12100

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 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 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
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3272 vs 1611
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12748 vs 3752

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	5 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3272 vs 1611
PassMark - CPU mark	12748 vs 3752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3272

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12748

3752

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	3272	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	12748	3752
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		94.575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$144
Place in performance rating	848	870
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		AD885BXBI44JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 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	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Base frequency		3.9 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
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Switchable graphics
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
Vulkan
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)
FreeSync
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