i3-12100F vs Opteron 4340
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 828 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 5 |
Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 6 | 8 |
Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
L1 cache | 288 KB | 80K (per core) |
L2 cache | 6144 KB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | Intel 7 nm |
Die size | 315 mm2 | 163 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
Socket | C32 | FCLGA1700 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
TSX | - | + |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Status | no data | Launched |
Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | + |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | - |
VT-d | no data | + |
VT-x | no data | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F.
PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
Threads | 6 | 8 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 58 Watt |
Opteron 4340 has 50% more physical cores.
i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads, and 63.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Opteron 4340 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 4340 and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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