AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i5-12500

Last updated: 2023-11-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 3 4100		Intel Core i5-12500
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 3 4100 or Intel Core i5-12500 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 was released in Q2/2022. The Intel Core i5-12500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-12500 was released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 3 (33)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22)	CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
3	Generation	12
Renoir (Zen 2)	Architecture	Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-11500
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-13500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 4100 is 3.80 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-12500 has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-12500 is at 3.00 GHz (4.60 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500
4	Cores	6
8	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.80 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 or Intel Core i5-12500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.45 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-12500 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	7.50 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	18.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 3 4100 is 65 W, while the Intel Core i5-12500 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	117 W
--	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 3 4100 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-12500 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 25.50 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-12500
7 nm	Technology	10 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM4 (PGA 1331)	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2022	Release date	Q1/2022
99 $	Release price	202 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 (64%)

Intel Core i5-12500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 (52%)

Intel Core i5-12500 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1134 (63%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1804 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4265 (48%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	8973 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1519 (64%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	2365 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	5272 (51%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	10401 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	454 (66%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	688 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	11165 (56%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	20002 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	96 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	659 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1804 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	12974 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	4960 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.45 GHz	742 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	178 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 6C 12T @ 3.00 GHz	4732 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 3 4100 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-12500 12,974 CB R23 MC @ 94 W	138 (100%)

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