AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i3-12100F. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Released
Q1/2022
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Intel Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i3-12100F

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or Intel Core i3-12100F? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

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

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    251 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    348 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    165 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    249 left arrow score
  • 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 i3-12100F 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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
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
    4 left arrow 12
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000G left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 4600G left arrow --
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.

  • Frequency
    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    1.90 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    7 left arrow
  • Shader
    448 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9 left arrow
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100F and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i3-12100F 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 89 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, 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
    3.00 MB left arrow 5.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i3-12100F.

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
1504
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
1658
Intel Core i3-12100F
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
11077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
8443
Intel Core i3-12100F
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
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
642
Intel Core i3-12100F
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
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
3204
Intel Core i3-12100F

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