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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 16% better in Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 72 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $76.80 vs $1070.00
- Up to 94% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - $1.07 vs $17.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 58 vs 280 Watts
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core, 48-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
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.
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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 |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3960X or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
14 FPS
$57.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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