AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i3-8100

What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 3 2300X and Intel Core i3-8100. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

992Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score944
3061Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score3021
7498PassMark CPU Mark Rating6132
2359PassMark Single Thread Rating2243

Processor Specs

AMD Ryzen 3 2300XProcessorIntel Core i3-8100
3500 MHzFrequency3600 MHz
4000 MHzMaximum Frequency
4Cores4
4Threads4
65 WTDP65 W
GPUIntel UHD Graphics 630
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageSocket 1151 LGA

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

988Single-Core Score959
2887Multi-Core Score2819
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 (64-bit)
GenericModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
ASRock A320M-HDVMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG STRIX B360-F GAMING
BalancedPower Plan

CPU Specifications

AMD Ryzen 3 2300XNameIntel Core i3-8100
1 Processor, 4 CoresTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 11
3.50 GHzBase Frequency3.59 GHz
3972 MHzMaximum Frequency3591 MHz
Socket AM4 (1331)PackageSocket 1151 LGA
Pinnacle RidgeCodenameCoffee Lake
64.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 2
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 2
512 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 2
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize8.00 GB
1066 MHzFrequency1198 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
1Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

988Single-Core Score959
1991Crypto Score1306
852Integer Score896
1115Floating Point Score 1036
1991
3.39 GB/sec
AES-XTS1306
2.23 GB/sec
886
4.48 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)878
4.44 MB/sec
1072
50.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1074
50.8 Mpixels/sec
706
1.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)771
2.17 MTE/sec
773
908.2 KElements/sec
HTML5834
979.0 KElements/sec
767
240.2 Krows/sec
SQLite875
274.1 Krows/sec
893
48.5 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering936
50.8 Mpixels/sec
744
237.0 KB/sec
Text Rendering898
286.2 KB/sec
852
6.64 Klines/sec
Clang912
7.11 Klines/sec
1049
12.2 images/sec
Camera919
10.7 images/sec
1008
1.26 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics839
1.05 Mpairs/sec
1033
6401.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics946
5863.7 FPS
1354
74.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur947
52.0 Mpixels/sec
1023
7.88 images/sec
Face Detection913
7.03 images/sec
957
23.6 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection902
22.2 Mpixels/sec
1846
90.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1600
78.5 Mpixels/sec
1732
23.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR1865
25.4 Mpixels/sec
1279
1.03 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1146
920.2 Kpixels/sec
868
7.78 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion889
7.96 Kpixels/sec
965
30.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition886
28.3 Words/sec
699
27.0 images/sec
Machine Learning884
34.1 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2887Multi-Core Score2819
2511Crypto Score2466
2678Integer Score2742
3403Floating Point Score 3043
2511
4.28 GB/sec
AES-XTS2466
4.20 GB/sec
2876
14.5 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2705
13.7 MB/sec
3894
184.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3809
180.2 Mpixels/sec
1435
4.05 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1413
3.98 MTE/sec
2798
3.28 MElements/sec
HTML52330
2.74 MElements/sec
2812
881.1 Krows/sec
SQLite3102
971.7 Krows/sec
2888
156.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering3124
169.6 Mpixels/sec
1911
608.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering2557
814.8 KB/sec
3116
24.3 Klines/sec
Clang3216
25.1 Klines/sec
3262
37.8 images/sec
Camera3239
37.6 images/sec
3659
4.58 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2849
3.56 Mpairs/sec
3854
23879.3 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3537
21914.8 FPS
3749
206.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur3334
183.3 Mpixels/sec
3881
29.9 images/sec
Face Detection3392
26.1 images/sec
2877
70.9 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2831
69.8 Mpixels/sec
5102
250.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting4140
203.1 Mpixels/sec
5834
79.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR6384
87.0 Mpixels/sec
5292
4.25 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing4405
3.54 Mpixels/sec
3029
27.1 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion3161
28.3 Kpixels/sec
1979
63.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1454
46.5 Words/sec
1270
49.1 images/sec
Machine Learning1202
46.5 images/sec