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

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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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Q1/2023
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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?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Core i3-13100F has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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  • More number of cores

    2 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)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    207 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    148 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    275 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    334 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    214 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 65 W

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.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 2500X left arrow Intel Core i3-12100F
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Golden Cove
  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
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 None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    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.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR5-5600
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i3-13100F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 58 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 117 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i3-13100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Matisse (Zen 2) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 10 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Intel Core i3-13100F

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 6 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 4400.804115 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 6 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASRock / B450M-HDV R4.0
Duration: 2272.312 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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