CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
CORE STATE
Renoir
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.8 Base / 4 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
65W
ARCHITECTURE
Zen 2
PROCESS
7 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2022
VS
INTEL
Core i9-12900KS
CORE STATE
Alder Lake-S
CORE SPECS
16 Cores / 24 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3.4 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo
CACHE
30 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
150W
ARCHITECTURE
Alder Lake
PROCESS
10 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2022
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
passmark_data_compression
passmark_data_encryption
passmark_extended_instructions
passmark_find_prime_numbers
passmark_floating_point_math
passmark_integer_math
passmark_multithread
passmark_physics
passmark_random_string_sorting
passmark_single_thread
passmark_singlethread
3dmark_16_threads
3dmark_2_threads
3dmark_4_threads
3dmark_8_threads
3dmark_max_threads
3dmark_single_thread
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
3 4100
i9-12900KS
Core Specs
Cores
4
16
+300.0%
Threads
8
24
+200.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3.8
3.4
-10.5%
Boost Clock (GHz)
4
5.5
+37.5%
Frequency (GHz)
3.8
3.4
-10.5%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
4
5.5
+37.5%
Multiplier
38
34
-10.5%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
64 KB (per core)
80 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
512 KB (per core)
1.25 MB (per core)
L3 Cache
8 MB (shared)
30 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
65
150
+130.8%
PL1
—
241 W
PL2
—
241 W
Configurable TDP
45W
—
Architecture
Architecture
Zen 2
Alder Lake
Codename
Renoir
Alder Lake-S
Generation
Ryzen 3
(Zen 2 (Renoir))
Core i9
(Alder Lake-S)
Process Size
7 nm
10 nm
Transistors
9,800 million
—
Die Size
156 mm²
215 mm²
Foundry
TSMC
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR4
DDR4, DDR5
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
Yes
DDR4 Speed
—
3200 MT/s
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
Intel Socket 1700
Chipsets
AMD 300 Series*, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series
Z690, W680, H670, Q670, B660, H610
PCIe
Gen 3, 8 Lanes(CPU only)
Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Intel Hybrid
Hybrid Cores
—
P-Cores: 8
E-Cores: 8
E-Core Frequency
—
2.5 GHz
up to 4 GHz
P-Core Turbo
—
5.2 GHz
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
—
UHD Graphics 770
Other
Market
Desktop
Desktop
Production Status
Active
Active
Launch Price
$99
$739
Part Number
100-000000510100-100000510BOX
SRLDD
Package
µOPGA-1331
FC-LGA16A
Tj Max
95°C
115°C