Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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.

Intel Core i3-12100

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90 °C
Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3431 vs 3060

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90 °C
L2 cache	5 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3431 vs 3060

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19451 vs 13546
Around 35% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5451 vs 4034

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 4 Jan 2022
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
L1 cache	384 KB vs 320 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19451 vs 13546
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5451 vs 4034

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3431

3060

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13546

19451

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4034

5451

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	3431	3060
PassMark - CPU mark	13546	19451
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4034	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Apr 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$144
Place in performance rating	777	780
Processor Number	i3-12100
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		100-000000457
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90 °C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	8	12
Base frequency		3.6 GHz
Die size		180 mm²
Transistor count		10700 million
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	DDR4-3200
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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)