Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-12100

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3346 vs 2299

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs July 2017
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3346 vs 2299

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
4.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22066 vs 13113

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 320 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 5 MB
L3 cache	32768 KB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22066 vs 13113

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3346

2299

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13113

22066

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
PassMark - Single thread mark	3346	2299
PassMark - CPU mark	13113	22066
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$144
Place in performance rating	830	849
Processor Number	i3-12100
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	32768 KB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	12
Number of threads	8
Die size		213 mm
Transistor count		9600 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	SP3r2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)