Ryzen 5 5600X vs i3-8100F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated539
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data20.06
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3637
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB3 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)32 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size126 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 8 October 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 5600X has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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