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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3-12100 gaming benchmark

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3-12100

Processor comparisons   28-09-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3-12100 and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Gears 5, MATLAB, PCMark 10, AIDA64, Prime95, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Furmark, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Last Man Standing
  • Halo Infinite
  • Borderlands 3
  • Fallout 76
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Fortnite
  • Overwatch
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Valorant
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Death Stranding
  • Valheim
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Apex Legends

   After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12100 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.


 
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel Core i3-12100

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Ryzen 9 7900X66% Core i3-1210056%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X is 15% better than Core i3-12100. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Ryzen 9 7900X62% Core i3-1210054%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite110.096.0
Valorant125.1109.1
Cyberpunk 207770.061.1
Apex Legends117.5102.6
Call of Duty Warzone93.881.8
Overwatch101.388.4
Red Dead Redemption 286.375.3
DOOM Eternal62.554.6
Warzone97.585.1
Assassin's Creed105.091.7
Valheim103.890.6
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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 9 7900X42% Core i3-1210096%
To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12100 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X since it has less power consumption: 170W vs. 60W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 run, 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 9 7900X Intel Core i3-12100
Cinbench 15 Single-core310267
Cinbench 15 Multi-core51381958
Cinbench 20 Single-core749642
Cinbench 20 Multi-core122904447
Cinbench 23 Single-core19181503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core3378114658

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core40633516
Multi-Core5448220521

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core21721740
Multi-Core216127859

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core i3-12100
Announcement dateSeptember 27, 2022January 07, 2022
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketAM5FCBGA1744
Core nameRaphaelAlder Lake-U
ArchitectureZen 4x86
Generation512
Turbo Frequency5.6 MHz4.3 MHz
Frequency4.7 MHz1 MHz
Cores124
Threads248
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography5 nm7 nm
Transistors count12600 millions9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)170 W60 W
Memory typeDDR4Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory128 Gb
Memory Frequency3200
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s
L1 cache768KB
L2 cache12MB5 MB
L3 cache64MB12 MB
OverclockingYesNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number100-000000589
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7900X is 78% better than Core i3-12100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7900X has 8 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 9 7900X is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12100 is better: 6
   However, it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i3-12100 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i3-12100 - all data

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


AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i9-10900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i9-13980HX
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655G
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Core i7-13790F
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D


Intel Core i3-12100 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i3-12100E
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Core i3-1220P
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Core i3-12100TE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i7-1265UL
• Vs Core i5-1250PE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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