Ryzen 5 3450U vs i3-10100F

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.51
+30%
Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24

Core i3-10100F outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11471368
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency8.0226.75
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date12 October 2020 (4 years ago)1 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache6 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1200FP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i3-10100F 5.51
+30%
Ryzen 5 3450U 4.24

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i3-10100F 8755
+30%
Ryzen 5 3450U 6737

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-10100F 3650
+22.8%
Ryzen 5 3450U 2972

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.51 4.24
Recency 12 October 2020 1 May 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

i3-10100F has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Note that Core i3-10100F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10100F and Ryzen 5 3450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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