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Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD FX-8350. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i3-12100F
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD FX-8350
AMD FX-8350

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-12100F or AMD FX-8350? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-12100F has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 / 8 Cores. Power consumption of 58 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD FX-8350 has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    249 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    58 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    46 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    257 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    420 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
AMD FX-8350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8350
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    921 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 18% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    386 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    520 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    371 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    813 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    452 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1064 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    815 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    38 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    589 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    352 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    367 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    299 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    592 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD FX
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow AMD FX-8000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 2
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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Frequency
    3.30 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
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 (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    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 AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD FX-8350 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    58 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    89 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i3-12100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    5.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2012

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD FX-8350.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1658
Intel Core i3-12100F
579
AMD FX-8350
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
8443
Intel Core i3-12100F
3803
AMD FX-8350
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
642
Intel Core i3-12100F
209
AMD FX-8350
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
3204
Intel Core i3-12100F
1298
AMD FX-8350
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
242
Intel Core i3-12100F
96
AMD FX-8350
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1204
Intel Core i3-12100F
665
AMD FX-8350

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