i9-12900KF vs Athlon 64 3800+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3800+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.40
Core i9-12900KF
2021
16 cores / 24 threads, 125 Watt
25.87
+6368%

Core i9-12900KF outperforms Athlon 64 3800+ by a whopping 6368% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3005193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.49
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency0.4319.59
Architecture codenameVenice (2004−2005)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release dateJune 2004 (20 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB768 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB6 MB
Chip lithography130 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size230 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C72 °C
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket939FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3800+ and Core i9-12900KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 3800+ 0.40
i9-12900KF 25.87
+6368%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 3800+ 635
i9-12900KF 41101
+6373%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.40 25.87
Physical cores 1 16
Threads 1 24
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon 64 3800+ has 40.4% lower power consumption.

i9-12900KF, on the other hand, has a 6367.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 1500% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

The Core i9-12900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3800+ in performance tests.


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