AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
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AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs Intel Core i3-12100. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
Released
Q1/2022
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Intel Core i3-12100
Intel Core i3-12100

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 5300G or Intel Core i3-12100? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i3-12100 has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 60 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 5300G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    288 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    240 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    303 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.92 times less performance per watt

    60 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-12100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    45 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    256 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    602 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    176 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
Intel Core i3-12100 Intel Core i3-12100
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000G left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-11100
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 5 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • GPU frequency
    1.40 GHz left arrow 0.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    320 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q1/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and Intel Core i3-12100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 60 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 89 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 3 5300G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 5.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and Intel Core i3-12100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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