Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i7-10700T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Core i7-10700T 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 i7-10700T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3272 vs 2577

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3272 vs 2577

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	12803 vs 12748

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-10700T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3272

2577

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12748

12803

Name	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i7-10700T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3272	2577
PassMark - CPU mark	12748	12803
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100	Intel Core i7-10700T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q2'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$144	$323
Place in performance rating	848	854
Processor Number	i3-12100	i7-10700T
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	10th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB
L2 cache	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Base frequency		2.00 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692	0x9BC5
Execution Units	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	3
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	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	FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2015B
Configurable TDP-down		25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.30 GHz
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® 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® 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)