Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i7-12800H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 3 100U and Intel Core i7-12800H 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 3 100U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3795 vs 3483
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 8 Jan 2024 vs Jan 2022
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3795 vs 3483

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800H

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 20 vs 8
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24811 vs 14812
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.80 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 17.5 MB vs 1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB vs 10 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 24811 vs 14812

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 3 100U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12800H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3795
3483
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14812
24811
Name Intel Core 3 100U Intel Core i7-12800H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3795 3483
PassMark - CPU mark 14812 24811

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core 3 100U Intel Core i7-12800H

Essentials

Launch date 8 Jan 2024 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $426 $457
Place in performance rating 325 327
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Processor Number i7-12800H
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 1200 MHz
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 1.25 MB (per core) 17.5 MB
L3 cache 10 MB (shared) 24 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.7 GHz 4.80 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 8 20
Unlocked
64 bit support

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 96
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)