AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X vs Intel Core i3 12300

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Intel Core i3 12300

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X with 32 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i3 12300 with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i3 12300 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 2 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (60W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1308

Intel Core i3 12300 +26%

1656

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +468%

46874

Intel Core i3 12300

8249

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

1463

Intel Core i3 12300 +53%

2247

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X +65%

12202

Intel Core i3 12300

7359

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

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Intel Core i3 12300

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

sTRX4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

-

Generation

Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)

Package

23.5 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

60 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

163 mm²

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

-

64

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

32

Total Core Count

4

64

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

5 MB

128 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

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

1450 MHz

-

Execution Units

24

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12300

4.0

PCIe Version

5

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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