AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i3 12100F

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Intel Core i3 12100F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz 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 3990X 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)

Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Lower TDP (58W vs 280W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1262

Intel Core i3 12100F +29%

1636

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +796%

75671

Intel Core i3 12100F

8443

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1138

Intel Core i3 12100F +90%

2168

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +55%

11211

Intel Core i3 12100F

7195

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

1265

Intel Core i3 12100F +31%

1666

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +334%

27453

Intel Core i3 12100F

6314

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

2564

Intel Core i3 12100F +35%

3477

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X +462%

80316

Intel Core i3 12100F

14269

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

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Intel Core i3 12100F

General Parameters

Jan 2020

Release Date

Jan 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Alder Lake-S

-

Processor Number

i3-12100F

sTRX4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

280 W

Power Consumption

58 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

64

Performance Cores

4

128

Performance Core Threads

8

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

64

Total Core Count

4

128

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

33x

96 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

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100F

4.0

PCIe Version

5.0

64

PCIe Lanes

20

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