AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F

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Ryzen 5 4500 compared with Core i3-12100F

	AMDRyzen 5 4500	IntelCore i3-12100F
Overview
Released
Released	April 2022	January 2022
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	6 (better)	4 (4 performance, 0 efficiency)
Threads
Threads	12 (better)	8
Base clock
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.1 GHz	4.3 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	8 MB	12 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Zen 2; Renoir; simultaneous multithreading	Four P-cores and no E-cores; Hyper-Threading supported. Intel Thread Director is not supported.
Clocks
Clocks	–	CPU multiplier locked (Intel support); memory overclocking depends on the motherboard.
Cache
Cache	L1 384 KB; L2 3 MB	12 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 5 MB total L2.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	A separate graphics card is required	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required (Intel CES specification table).
AI engine
AI engine	–	Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0; Intel Deep Learning Boost on CPU supported.
Platform
Socket
Socket	AM4	LGA1700
Base power
Base power	65 W	58 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	–	89 W
Unlocked
Unlocked	Yes	No
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	Yes
Memory support
Memory support	DDR4 UDIMM; 2 memory channels; maximum 128 GB; up to 3200 MT/s with two DIMMs, 2933 MT/s with four single-rank DIMMs or 2667 MT/s with four dual-rank DIMMs; ECC unsupported	Up to 128 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s maximum bandwidth.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 3.0; 24 total and 20 usable native lanes; NVMe boot and RAID 0, 1 and 10	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.
Process
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET; one 180 mm² compute die	Intel 7; Alder Lake; 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.
Cooler
Cooler	AMD Wraith Stealth included; Tjmax 95°C	Boxed retail processor includes Intel Laminar RM1 (Intel support). TechSpot calls its test cooler RS1; Intel's current exact-model list specifies RM1.