Intel Core i3-12100
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Intel Core i3-12100
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Intel Core i3-12100 vs  AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

3.30 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
4
CPU Cores
6
4.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.00 GHz
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
4.00 GHz
Turbo (4 Cores)
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
3.40 GHz
normal
Core architecture
normal
4x Golden Cove
A core
0x
--
B core
0x
--
C core

CPU generation and family

Intel Core i3-12100
Name
Desktop / Server
Segment
Intel Core i 12000
CPU group
Intel Core i3
Family
12
Generation
Intel Core i3-11100
Predecessor
--
Successor

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. 

Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU name
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
0.30 GHz
GPU frequency
1.80 GHz
1.40 GHz
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
12
Generation
9
12
DirectX Version
12
24
Execution units
7
192
Shader
448
no data
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
14 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q1/2021
Release date
Q1/2020
64 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode / Encode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
no data
Max. Memory
32 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
Yes
no data
PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
12

Encryption

Data encryption support

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & AMP; PCIe

DDR4-3200 DDR5-4800
Memory type
128 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
2
Memory channels
5.0
PCIe version
20
PCIe lanes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

100 °C
Tjunction max.
105 °C
--
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W
60 W
TDP (PL1)
15 W
89 W
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

8
CPU Threads
12
12.00 MB
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
10 nm
Technology
7 nm
Alder Lake S
Architecture
Lucienne (Zen 2)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
LGA 1700
Socket
FP6
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2021
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
5.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The latter is used for creation of 3D models and forms. Cinebench R15 is used for single-core processor performance benchmark test. The hyperthreading ability doesn't count. It is the updated version of Cinebench 11.5. As all new versions, the updated benchmark is based on Cinema 4 Suite software

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite. It is the software used to create 3D forms. The benchmark runs for single-core test procedure without counting of hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Single-Core Cinebench. We have the Score Results for all modern Processors

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode