Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i3-12100 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.

Intel Core i3-12100F

Intel Core i3-12100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3460 vs 3436
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14096 vs 13611

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3460 vs 3436
PassMark - CPU mark	14096 vs 13611
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024 vs 4005

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-12100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3460

3436

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14096

13611

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4024

4005

Name	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i3-12100
PassMark - Single thread mark	3460	3436
PassMark - CPU mark	14096	13611
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024	4005

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i3-12100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	$144
Place in performance rating	787	800
Processor Number	i3-12100F	i3-12100
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	4.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	60 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
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
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		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