AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i3 12100E

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Intel Core i3 12100E

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X with 12 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i3 12100E with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i3 12100E 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

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

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

1842

Intel Core i3 12100E +19%

2205

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X +52%

11715

Intel Core i3 12100E

7680

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

VS

Intel Core i3 12100E

General Parameters

Jul 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

i3-12100

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

60 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

89 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

4

24

Performance Core Threads

8

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

12

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

32x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

5 MB

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1400 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100E

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

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