AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Intel Core i3 12100

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X with 24 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i3 12100 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 3960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1307

Intel Core i3 12100 +27%

1662

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +337%

34932

Intel Core i3 12100

7985

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1698

Intel Core i3 12100 +30%

2214

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +74%

13003

Intel Core i3 12100

7431

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

1266

Intel Core i3 12100 +34%

1697

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +254%

22262

Intel Core i3 12100

6276

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

2671

Intel Core i3 12100 +28%

3433

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X +302%

54650

Intel Core i3 12100

13580

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

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Intel Core i3 12100

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

3960X

Processor Number

i3-12100

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

60 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

89 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

4

48

Performance Core Threads

8

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

24

Total Core Count

4

48

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

33x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

95.37 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

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

0.54 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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