AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core i3-2120
—Single-core20
41.3Multi-core20
84.4Gamingspec-based20
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-2120
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
- Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 20
- 3100% higher L3 cache: 96 MB vs 3 MB
- 747% higher PassMark: 20,323 vs 2,400
- 500% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 1 MB
- 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-2120
- 38% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 105 W
- 10% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
- Has Cooler included — the other doesn't
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025+1% | 2011 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1155 |
| Process | 7 nm+78% | 32 nm |
| Base TDP | 105 W | 65 W+38% |
| Unlocked multiplier | — | No |
| Cooler included | No | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Performance cores | 6+200% | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 12+200% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 3.3 GHz+10% |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+21% | 3.3 GHz |
| L2 cache | 3 MB+500% | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 96 MB+3100% | 3 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR3-1333 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+300% | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+100% | 2 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24+50% | 16 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 780Bottom 1% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 1,600Bottom 1% |
| PassMark | 20,323+747%Bottom 37% | 2,400Bottom 1% |
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