Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600 outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600 is 1654 days newer than Core i3-3120M.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i3-3120M - 201 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3120M - 12 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-3120M
Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3120M | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
