Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Let's find out which one of Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Core i3-12100F AMD Ryzen 5 5500
• Family
  Intel Core i3 AMD Ryzen 5
• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 AMD Ryzen 5000G
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  12 4
• Successor
  Intel Core i3-13100F --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  4 / 8 6 / 12
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  4x Golden Cove 6x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  3.30 GHz 3.60 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.30 GHz 4.20 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
• ECC
  No No
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 3.0 x 24
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Core i3-12100F or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  58 W 65 W
• TDP (PL2)
  89 W --
• TDP down
  -- 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 \xc2\xb0C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Chiplet
• Socket
  LGA 1700 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• L2-Cache
  5.00 MB 3.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  12.00 MB 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Cezanne (Zen 3)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2022
• Release price
  97 $ 159 $
• Documents
  Technical data sheet Technical data sheet