AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs Intel Core i3-8100
—Single-core26.3
51Multi-core23.7
62.8Gamingspec-based21.9
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT1 spec wins — Intel Core i3-8100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 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 7 5800XT
- Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 24
- 433% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 6 MB
- 359% higher PassMark: 28,022 vs 6,100
- 300% higher threads: 16 vs 4
- 300% higher L2 cache: 4 MB vs 1 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-8100
- 38% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 105 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2017 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1151-v2 |
| Process | 7 nm+50% | 14 nm |
| Base TDP | 105 W | 65 W+38% |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | — | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz+6% | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz+33% | 3.6 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB+300% | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB+433% | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,100 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2400 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+100% | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+33% | 3 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20+25% | 16 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,200Bottom 16% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 3,350Bottom 9% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 3,800Bottom 8% |
| PassMark | 28,022+359%Top 46% | 6,100Bottom 7% |
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