Intel Core i3 12100 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +27%

1671

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1313

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

8053

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +131%

18656

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +17%

2161

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1842

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

7388

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +58%

11715

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +28%

1697

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1319

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

6276

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +91%

11991

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 12100 +28%

3453

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

2683

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 12100

13685

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +137%

32531

Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Alder Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i3-12100

Processor Number

-

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 730

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1700

Socket

AM4

60 W

Power Consumption

105 W

89 W

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

12

8

Performance Core Threads

24

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

38x

80 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1280 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1400 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

48

Texture Units

-

24

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.35 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 12100

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

5.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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