Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD A8-6500

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD A8-6500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i3-12100F

AMD A8-6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 40% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.30°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 67% 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3449 vs 1475
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14037 vs 2828

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs June 2013
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache	320 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	5 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449 vs 1475
PassMark - CPU mark	14037 vs 2828

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU 2: AMD A8-6500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3449

1475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14037

2828

Name	Intel Core i3-12100F	AMD A8-6500
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449	1475
PassMark - CPU mark	14037	2828
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		490
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1304
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.921
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		8.804
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.751
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3341
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100F	AMD A8-6500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Richland
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$117
Place in performance rating	787	2065
Processor Number	i3-12100F
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB		AD6500OKHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD6500OKA44HL
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	100°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Base frequency		3.5 GHz
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Transistor count		1178 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	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
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
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Number of pipelines		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11