AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Intel Core i3-13100F
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-13100F. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Released
Q1/2023
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-13100F
Intel Core i3-13100F

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 3500X or Intel Core i3-13100F? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i3-13100F has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). 4 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 58 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    470 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    203 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    232 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    179 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    502 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    62 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    350 place
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.89 times less performance per watt

    58 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-13100F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Intel Core i3-13100F Intel Core i3-13100F
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
    3 left arrow 13
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X left arrow Intel Core i3-12100F
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.

  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-13100F and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR5-5600
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i3-13100F to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 58 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 117 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, 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
    -- left arrow 10.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2023

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i3-13100F.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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