Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i5-11500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i5-11500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3467 vs 2552
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14145 vs 13048
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 vs 16 Mar 2021
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 5 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3467 vs 2552
PassMark - CPU mark 14145 vs 13048

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11500T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
L1 cache 384 KB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-11500T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3467
2552
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14145
13048
Name Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i5-11500T
PassMark - Single thread mark 3467 2552
PassMark - CPU mark 14145 13048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4038

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i5-11500T

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Rocket Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $117 $192
Place in performance rating 761 762
Processor Number i3-12100F i5-11500T
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors 11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 320 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 5 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 12
Base frequency 1.50 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 50 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR4-3200

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt 35 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C PCG 2019D
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 1.00 GHz

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x4C8A
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 750

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.5