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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 vs Intel Core i3-2120
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
32 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
11 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
54 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
13 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
51 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
100 %
12C / 24T · 3.10 GHz
Intel Core i3-2120
10 %
2C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
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Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen 9 (43) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen 3000 (15) | Intel Core i 2000 (28) |
| Architecture | Matisse (Zen 2) | Sandy Bridge S |
| Technology | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) | LGA 1155 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 12x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.10 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.30 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 64.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| GPU frequency | 0.85 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900 | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q3/2019 | Q1/2011 |
| Release price | 485 $ | 120 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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