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Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
77 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
61 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
86 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
69 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 2.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
79 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
72 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
6C / 12T · 2.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-12100
34 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
100 %
AMD Radeon 840M
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | AMD Ryzen AI (9) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | AMD Ryzen AI 300 (Krackan) (3) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Krackan Point (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | FP8 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-11100B | |
| Successor | Intel Core i3-13100 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Golden Cove 3.30 - 4.30 GHz |
3x Zen 5 2.00 - 4.80 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 3x Zen 5c 2.00 - 3.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 5.00 MB | 6.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 16.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 840M |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.40 GHz | 0.80 - 2.90 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 4 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q2/2025 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | AMD Ryzen™ AI | |
| AI specifications | AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA 2) @ 50 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 59 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8000 (128.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 4.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 60 W | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 89 W | |
| TDP up | 54 W | |
| TDP down | 15 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q2/2025 |
| Release price | 122 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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