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Intel Core i3-10100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2020
Intel Core i3-10100F
Intel Core i3-10100F
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-10100F or AMD Ryzen 5 1600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i3-10100F has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    556 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-10100F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    268 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    314 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    407 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    583 place
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    512 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    330 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    240 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    466 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    288 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    653 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    521 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    86 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    198 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    454 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-10100F Intel Core i3-10100F
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 1000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-9100F 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
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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
    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
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    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 Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i3-10100F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-10100F and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-10100F and Intel Core i3-10100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Summit Ridge (Zen)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-10100F and AMD Ryzen 5 1600.

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
1141
Intel Core i3-10100F
900
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
5612
Intel Core i3-10100F
6230
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
448
Intel Core i3-10100F
357
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
2284
Intel Core i3-10100F
2501
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
191
Intel Core i3-10100F
147
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
1001
Intel Core i3-10100F
1094
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
1140
Intel Core i3-10100F
894
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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
4403
Intel Core i3-10100F
4970
AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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