Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD A8-6600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 AMD A8-6000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 AMD A
• Generation
  12 3
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i3-11100 -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server

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

• A-Core
  4x Golden Cove -
• Base Frequency
  3.3 GHz 3.9 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• CPU Threads
  8 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.3 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz 4.2 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  12 11.2
• Execution units
  24 4
• Generation
  12 5
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 840 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 730 AMD Radeon HD 8570D
• GPU Turbo
  1400 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB 2 GB
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q2/2013
• Shader
  192 256
• Technology
  14 nm 32 nm

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-6600K and Intel Core i3-12100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  128 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR3-1866
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 -

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD A8-6600K 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
  100 °C -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  60 W 100 W
• TDP (PL2)
  89 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD A8-6600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Richland (Piledriver)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  5 MB -
• L3-Cache
  12 MB 4 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2013
• Socket
  LGA 1700 FM2
• Technology
  10 nm 32 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V