Intel Core i5-8420T vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i5-8420T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
1800 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-8420T
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8420T
    126%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8420T
    116%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8420T
    136%
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8420T

16% higher single threaded performance.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 36% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 1200.
Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 1200

None

Intel Core i5-8420T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8420T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-8420T

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8420T

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cores6vs4
Threads6vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8420TAMD Ryzen 3 1200
Cpu Frequency1800 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP35 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8420T
    4080 points
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    3740 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8420T
    12960 points
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    13640 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8420T (simulated)
    144.5
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    124

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8420T (simulated)
    603.64
  • AMD Ryzen 3 1200
    442

points - higher is better