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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i7-10700F processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 i3-12100F

Intel Core i7-10700F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3461 vs 2877

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 30 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	5 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3461 vs 2877

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-10700F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16395 vs 14109
Around 69% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6820 vs 4024

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 320 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16395 vs 14109
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6820 vs 4024

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3461

2877

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14109

16395

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4024

6820

Name	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i7-10700F
PassMark - Single thread mark	3461	2877
PassMark - CPU mark	14109	16395
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024	6820

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Core i7-10700F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Comet Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	$298 - $310
Place in performance rating	787	784
Processor Number	i3-12100F	i7-10700F
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	512 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	2 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	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Base frequency		2.90 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
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)	58 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2015C
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)