What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 4500 or Intel Core i3-12100? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.
Intel Core i3-12100 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 60 W. Released in Q1/2022.
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 9% better clock speed
More number of cores
2 more cores
Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Higher turbo clock speed
Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
Common positions Intel Core i3-12100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Ryzen 5 4500
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i3-12100 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500 and Intel Core i3-12100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Shared tests with results for both models: 2
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 5 4500 | Intel Core i3-12100 | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows | 122.659947 samples/min Submissions: 18 | 91.993142 samples/min Submissions: 5 | -25.0 % |
| Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows | 122.347107 samples/min Submissions: 11 | 105.233098 samples/min Submissions: 9 | -14.0 % |
¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 4500 | 2623.831739 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 4 threads / windows System RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: BIOSTAR Group / A520MT Duration: 381.122 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i3-12100 | 4121.060266 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 6 threads / windows System RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: ASRock / H610M-HVS/M.2 R2.0 Duration: 242.656 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |