Intel Core i9 12900 vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 12900 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 12900 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-3200)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.4GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +81%

1988

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1093

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +346%

26454

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

5922

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +81%

2727

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1499

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 12900 +192%

13396

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4574

Intel Core i9 12900

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AMD Ryzen 3 4100

General Parameters

Jan 2022

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

Alder Lake-S

Core Architecture

Renoir

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

UHD Graphics 770

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)

Generation

Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.8 billions

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

Intel Socket 1700

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

72 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

215 mm²

Die Size

156 mm²

FC-LGA16A

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

16

Performance Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

-

8

Efficiency Core Threads

-

1800 MHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

3.8 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

38.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1.25 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

1

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

-

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

5

PCIe Version

3

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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