Intel Core i3-10100F vs AMD Ryzen Z1

Last updated: 2023-09-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-10100F		AMD Ryzen Z1
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-10100F or AMD Ryzen Z1 - 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 Intel Core i3-10100F has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-10100F was released in Q4/2020. The AMD Ryzen Z1 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Z1 was released in Q3/2023.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen Z1 (2)
Intel Core i 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
10	Generation	6
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
Intel Core i3-9100F	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-10100F is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.30 GHz). The AMD Ryzen Z1 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Core i3-10100F	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1
4	Cores	6
8	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.60 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
4.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.90 GHz
4.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i3-10100F	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.50 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 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	AMD Radeon 740M
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
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-10100F supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Z1 can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-10100F	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
128 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-10100F has a TDP of 65 W, that of the AMD Ryzen Z1 is 15 W.
Intel Core i3-10100F	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-10100F has a 6.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen Z1 cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-10100F	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Z1
14 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1200	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2020	Release date	Q3/2023
79 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10100F (62%)

AMD Ryzen Z1 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10100F (57%)

AMD Ryzen Z1 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1135 (62%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1821 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4365 (57%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	7706 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	64 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	295 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1141 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5612 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1446 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	4769 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	448 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2284 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	8722 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	460 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2417 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	191 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Core i3-10100F 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1001 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Z1 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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