Intel Core i3-7100 vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    115%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    134%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100

Much higher single threaded performance (around 34% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 1200.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 1200

None

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameKaby LakevsZen
Release DateFeb 2017vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    4680 points
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    3740 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    11232 points
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    13640 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    426
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    442

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100 (simulated)
    166.21
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    124

points - higher is better