Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Core i3-12100F

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MSRP $1399

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 792 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 48 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Performs up to 2% better in F1 22 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 286 vs 280 FPS
Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $69.19 vs $963.96
Up to 93% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $0.24 vs $3.44 per FPS
Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 58 vs 280 Watts

This is a free version of F1 22.

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

280

98%

Value, €/FPS

€3.44/FPS

Price, €

€963.96

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for €963.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 388 minutes ago

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

286

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for €69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 388 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

271

FPS

244

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Ultra

314

FPS

310

FPS

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

1920 x 1080

High

233

FPS

207

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Very High

479

FPS

400

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1667

75%

Multi-Core

13317

100%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

56%

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X	vs	Core i3-12100F
Nov 25th, 2019	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Ryzen Threadripper	Collection	Core i3
Castle Peak	Codename	Alder Lake
AMD Socket TRX4	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
24	Cores	4
48	Threads	8
3.8 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
280 W	TDP	58 W
7 nm	Process Size	10 nm
38.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	No