AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i9 12900E

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AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Intel Core i9 12900E

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i9 12900E with 16 cores 2.3GHz . 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 2.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i9 12900E 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 4MB)

Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1499

Intel Core i9 12900E +15%

1735

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4574

Intel Core i9 12900E +126%

10366

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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Intel Core i9 12900E

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Renoir

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

AMD Socket AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))

Generation

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

9.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

35 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

156 mm²

Die Size

215 mm²

CPU Performance

-

Performance Cores

8

-

Performance Core Threads

16

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.0 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

1.7 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

16

8

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38.0

Multiplier

23

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

2 MB

L2 Cache

14 MB

4 MB

L3 Cache

30 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Execution Units

32

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Official Website

Intel Core i9 12900E

3

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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