Intel Core i3 12100T vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100T with 4 cores 2.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100T 's Advantages
Lower TDP (35W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 2 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (82.3GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 10nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100T
2144
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+61%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100T
7243
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+211%
22539
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
-
Processor Number
9950X3D
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
163 mm²
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
-
Performance Cores
16
-
Performance Core Threads
32
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
22.0
Multiplier
43
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
192
Shader Units
128
48
Texture Units
8
24
Raster Operation Units
4
24
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
15
0.35 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
