Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i5-12600H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 3 100U and Intel Core i5-12600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core 3 100U

Intel Core i5-12600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 3 100U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3795 vs 3539

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3795 vs 3539

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12600H

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22249 vs 14812

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache	960 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22249 vs 14812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 3 100U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-12600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3795

3539

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14812

22249

Name	Intel Core 3 100U	Intel Core i5-12600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3795	3539
PassMark - CPU mark	14812	22249

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 3 100U	Intel Core i5-12600H
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$426	$311
Place in performance rating	325	336
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Processor Number		i5-12600H
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	1200 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	10 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		18 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)