AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Intel Core i3 12100F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Intel Core i3 12100F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (58W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1135

Intel Core i3 12100F +44%

1636

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +122%

18797

Intel Core i3 12100F

8443

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1221

Intel Core i3 12100F +77%

2168

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +26%

9103

Intel Core i3 12100F

7195

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

1128

Intel Core i3 12100F +47%

1666

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +91%

12093

Intel Core i3 12100F

6314

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

2456

Intel Core i3 12100F +41%

3477

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X +104%

29227

Intel Core i3 12100F

14269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

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Intel Core i3 12100F

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i3-12100F

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

58 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

4

32

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

16

Total Core Count

4

32

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100F

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

60

PCIe Lanes

20

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