Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Blender, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Prime95, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, WPrime, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, 7zip, Gears 5, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Valheim
Valorant
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Intel Core i3-12100.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-12100

56%

Ryzen 7 4800H

55%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-12100 is 1% better than Ryzen 7 4800H. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-12100

54%

Ryzen 7 4800H

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	96.5
Valorant	109.1	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	61.4
Apex Legends	102.6	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	82.3
Overwatch	88.4	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	75.7
DOOM Eternal	54.6	54.9
Warzone	85.1	85.6
Assassin's Creed	91.7	92.2
Valheim	90.6	91.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-12100

96%

Ryzen 7 4800H

88%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12100 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 4800H as it consumes less power: 60W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	267	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1958	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	642	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4447	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1503	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14658	10590

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	3516	2691
Multi-Core	20521	19138

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	1740	1191
Multi-Core	7859	8373

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 06, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	60 W	45 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	5 MB	4MB
L3 cache	12 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 4800H is 65% better than Core i3-12100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 4800H has 4 more core than Core i3-12100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12100 is better: 17
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 18
However, it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-12100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-12100 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800H specs and review.