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.

 

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: 3460 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 3460 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: 16381 vs 14096
  • 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 16381 vs 14096
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
3460
2877
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14096
16381
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
4024
6820
Name Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i7-10700F
PassMark - Single thread mark 3460 2877
PassMark - CPU mark 14096 16381
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 787 779
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)