Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-9350KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Core i3-9350KF processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i3-12100

Intel Core i3-9350KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 91 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3431 vs 2668
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13546 vs 7549

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3431 vs 2668
PassMark - CPU mark	13546 vs 7549

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-9350KF

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.30 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.30 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-9350KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3431

2668

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13546

7549

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i3-9350KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	3431	2668
PassMark - CPU mark	13546	7549
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4034

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i3-9350KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$144
Place in performance rating	777	787
Processor Number	i3-12100	i3-9350KF
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB
L2 cache	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	4
Base frequency		4.00 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	91 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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 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® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)