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AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i3-8100. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Released
Q4/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i3-8100
Intel Core i3-8100

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 5800U or Intel Core i3-8100? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U has a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i3-8100 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    293 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    152 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    110 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    405 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    100 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    797 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8100 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    387 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    354 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    399 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    486 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    569 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    753 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    853 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    261 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    77 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    652 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000U left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-7100
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i3-9100
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
    1.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No 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 8 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q4/2017
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-8100 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Intel Core i3-8100 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP up
    25 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    10 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    105 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, 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
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    FP6 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Intel Core i3-8100.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
543
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
364
Intel Core i3-8100
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
4320
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
1444
Intel Core i3-8100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1414
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
971
Intel Core i3-8100
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8140
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
3134
Intel Core i3-8100
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
2048
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
422
Intel Core i3-8100

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