AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3-12100F

Processor comparisons 28-09-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core i3-12100F and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it 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 Blender, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, AIDA64, Handbrake, Furmark, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, PCMark 10, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12100F or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

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 7900X

66%

Core i3-12100F

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7900X is 15% better than Core i3-12100F. 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 7900X

62%

Core i3-12100F

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.0	94.5
Valorant	125.1	107.3
Cyberpunk 2077	70.0	60.1
Apex Legends	117.5	100.9
Call of Duty Warzone	93.8	80.5
Overwatch	101.3	86.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.3	74.1
DOOM Eternal	62.5	53.7
Warzone	97.5	83.7
Assassin's Creed	105.0	90.2
Valheim	103.8	89.1

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 comparing 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. So 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7900X

42%

Core i3-12100F

99%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i3-12100F is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7900X as it consumes less power: 170W vs. 58W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads 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. Because there are still many programs that can 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 9 7900X	Intel Core i3-12100F
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	267
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5138	1958
Cinbench 20 Single-core	749	642
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12290	4447
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1918	1503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33781	14658

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i3-12100F
Single-Core	4063	3516
Multi-Core	54482	20521

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i3-12100F
Single-Core	2172	1729
Multi-Core	21612	6333

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core i3-12100F
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM5	FCLGA1700
Core name	Raphael	Alder Lake-U
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	5	12
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	12	4
Threads	24	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 W	58 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	768KB
L2 cache	12MB	5 MB
L3 cache	64MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000589

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 i3-12100F in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7900X has 8 more core than Core i3-12100F. 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 i3-12100F is better: 6
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and Intel Core i3-12100F before making a choice 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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X specs and review.

Intel Core i3-12100F - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-12100F specs and review.