Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Core i3-12100F vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D performs better than the Core i3-12100F. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-12100F in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has significantly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i3-12100F has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i3-12100F. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-12100F. Also, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-12100F CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-12100F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.