i3-12100F vs Ryzen 5 3600XT

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600XT
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
11.73
+32.2%
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
8.87

Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Core i3-12100F by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking668867
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency11.6914.47
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size74 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600XT and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 5 3600XT 11.73
+32.2%
i3-12100F 8.87

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.

Ryzen 5 3600XT 18631
+32.2%
i3-12100F 14096

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 3600XT 1718
i3-12100F 2238
+30.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 3600XT 7172
i3-12100F 7455
+3.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.73 8.87
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 58 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600XT has a 32.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 63.8% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3600XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-12100F in performance tests.


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