AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Intel Core i3 12100
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Alder Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 730
Processor Number
—
i3-12100
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
10 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
105 W
60 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
89 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
32
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35x
33x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
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
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,349
1,662
Cinebench R23
24,396
7,985
Geekbench 6
1,709
2,214
Geekbench 6
11,656
7,431
Cinebench 2024
72
—
Cinebench 2024
1,325
—
Passmark CPU
2,692
3,433
Passmark CPU
38,953
13,580
Geekbench 5
—
1,697
Geekbench 5
—
6,276
Blender
—
103
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.