Intel Core i3-4100M vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Last updated: 2023-04-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-4100M		AMD Ryzen 7 5800
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-4100M or AMD Ryzen 7 5800 - 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 i3-4100M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4100M was released in Q4/2013. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has 8 cores with 16 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 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 was released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)
4	Generation	4
Haswell H	Architecture	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-4100M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).
Intel Core i3-4100M	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
2	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.50 GHz	Frequency	3.40 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.
Intel Core i3-4100M	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
7.5	GPU Generation	--
22 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
20	Compute units	--
160	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.1	DirectX Version	--

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.
Intel HD Graphics 4600	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-4100M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-4100M	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
DDR3-1600	Memory	DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
8.0 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 i3-4100M has a TDP of 37 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is 65 W.
Intel Core i3-4100M	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
37 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-4100M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 cache has a total of 36.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-4100M	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
PGA 946	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2013	Release date	Q2/2021
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4100M (36%)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-4100M (13%)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	586 (34%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1710 (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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1384 (13%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	10966 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	768 (37%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2087 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	1645 (16%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	10397 (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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	2500 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	25960 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1593 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	14065 (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.


	Intel Core i3-4100M Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz	368 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 @ 0.00 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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6328 (100%)

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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	99 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.60 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 i3-4100M 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	251 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800 8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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