AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i9 12900F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900F with 16 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 12900F 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 8MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1146
Intel Core i9 12900F
+73%
1988
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
6064
Intel Core i9 12900F
+336%
26455
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
1538
Intel Core i9 12900F
+67%
2572
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
5052
Intel Core i9 12900F
+170%
13687
Blender
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
77
Intel Core i9 12900F
+189%
223
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Jan 2022
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 2 (Renoir)
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
9.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
45-65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
156 mm²
Die Size
215 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
8 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
