CPU Comparison

A

AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 128 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

VS

i

Intel

INTEL

Core i3-12100E

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 4 Cores / 8 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 60W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

12,490

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,512

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,885

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

9,002

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

13,795

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,269

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,811

1,222

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

679

172

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

20,049

5,094

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,830

719

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

47,737

12,130

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,739

1,712

geekbench_multicore

20,572

7,661

geekbench_singlecore

3,336

2,202

passmark_data_compression

685,074

160,112

passmark_data_encryption

33,282

8,069

passmark_extended_instructions

55,426

10,814

passmark_find_prime_numbers

544

63

passmark_floating_point_math

119,622

31,919

passmark_integer_math

179,727

40,885

passmark_multithread

56,154

14,271

passmark_physics

5,340

1,185

passmark_random_string_sorting

71,864

16,089

passmark_single_thread

4,646

3,438

passmark_singlethread

4,646

3,438

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 9900X3D

i3-12100E

Core Specs

Cores

12

4 -66.7%

Threads

24

8 -66.7%

Base Clock (GHz)

4.4

3.2 -27.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.5

4.2 -23.6%

Frequency (GHz)

4.4

3.2 -27.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.5

4.2 -23.6%

Multiplier

44

32 -27.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

128 MB (shared)

12 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

120

60 -50.0%

PPT

230 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Alder Lake

Codename

Granite Ridge

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

4 nm

10 nm

Transistors

16,630 million

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Die Size

2x 70.6 mm²

163 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

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ECC Memory

Yes

No

DDR4 Speed

—

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

—

4800 MT/s

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

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Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$599

$125

Part Number

100-000001386

SRL6U

Package

FC-LGA1718

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

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