AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 4100 and Intel Core i9-7960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Intel Core i9-7960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 4100

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2519 vs 2498

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2519 vs 2498

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7960X

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
24 more threads: 32 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 95 °C
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28923 vs 11035

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	32 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Maximum core temperature	98°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
L3 cache	22528 KB (shared) vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28923 vs 11035

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 4100
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2519

2498

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11035

28923

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Intel Core i9-7960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2519	2498
PassMark - CPU mark	11035	28923
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1111
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13236
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		175.691
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.909

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 4100	Intel Core i9-7960X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Skylake
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	$1,810
OPN PIB	100-100000510BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000510
Place in performance rating	910	940
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$1,899
Processor Number		i9-7960X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		3.99
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	156 mm²
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	22528 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	98°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of threads	8	32
Transistor count	9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45-65 Watt
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	44
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)