AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i3-12100

Processor comparisons 05-02-2023

   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i3-12100 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as Handbrake, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, 3DMark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, RealBench, WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, PassMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12100 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 3700X

56%

Core i3-12100

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3700X

55%

Core i3-12100

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	96.0
Valorant	110.5	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	61.1
Apex Legends	103.8	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	81.8
Overwatch	89.5	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	75.3
DOOM Eternal	55.2	54.6
Warzone	86.2	85.1
Assassin's Creed	92.8	91.7
Valheim	91.7	90.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

Core i3-12100

96%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12100 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 60W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i3-12100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	204	267
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2114	1958
Cinbench 20 Single-core	501	642
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4834	4447
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1294	1503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12355	14658

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core	2716	3516
Multi-Core	22880	20521

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core	1339	1740
Multi-Core	9023	7859

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i3-12100
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1744
Core name	Matisse	Alder Lake-U
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	3	12
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	16	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	60 W
Memory type	DDR4	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	5 MB
L3 cache	32MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 72% better than Core i3-12100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700X has 4 more core than Core i3-12100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12100 is better: 14
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i3-12100 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700X specs and review.

Intel Core i3-12100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-12100 specs and review.