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Core i3-3120M vs Ryzen 9 7900

Core i3-3120M vs Ryzen 9 7900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $429

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 3758 days newer than Core i3-3120M.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 34% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-3120M - 258 vs 193 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3120M - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


FPS

193

74%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

258

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


Single-Core

387

13%

Multi-Core

824

4%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2824

100%

Multi-Core

16743

100%

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo

Intel Core i3-3120M

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Sep 30th, 2012Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
24
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.4 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
25.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i3-3120M or Ryzen 9 7900

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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