Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Pentium P6000

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Pentium P6000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i3-12100F

Intel Pentium P6000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100F

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 131% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 8 GB
4.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3449 vs 738
17.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14037 vs 823

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 1 April 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	320 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	5 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark	14037 vs 823

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium P6000

Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium P6000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3449

738

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14037

823

Name	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Pentium P6000
PassMark - Single thread mark	3449	738
PassMark - CPU mark	14037	823
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		289
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		515

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100F	Intel Pentium P6000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Arrandale
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	1 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$117
Place in performance rating	787	2944
Processor Number	i3-12100F	P6000
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8	2
Base frequency		1.86 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		4800 MHz
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	37.5mmx37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	1
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
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 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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2