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Intel Core i3-12100 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
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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
Intel Core i3-12100
82 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
60 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
87 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
55 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-12100
12 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
100 %
AMD Radeon 780M
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
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
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 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
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | AMD Ryzen 9 (43) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Phoenix (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | FP8 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-11100B | |
| Successor | Intel Core i3-13100 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Golden Cove | 8x Zen 4 |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.30 GHz | 5.20 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 5.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 16.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | AMD Radeon 780M |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.40 GHz | 0.80 - 2.80 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 12 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | AMD Ryzen™ AI | |
| AI specifications | AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 60 W | 54 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 89 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q1/2023 |
| Release price | 122 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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