Intel Core i3-12100TE vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-12100TE and Intel Core i9-11980HK 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 i3-12100TE

Intel Core i9-11980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100TE

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11980HK

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3277 vs 3139
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22741 vs 11859

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB vs 320 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 5 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3277 vs 3139
PassMark - CPU mark	22741 vs 11859

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-12100TE
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3139

3277

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11859

22741

Name	Intel Core i3-12100TE	Intel Core i9-11980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	3139	3277
PassMark - CPU mark	11859	22741
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6517

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-12100TE	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	11 May 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$138	$583
Place in performance rating	628	640
Processor Number	i3-12100TE	i9-11980HK
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors	11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	320 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	5 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	51.2 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 3200 MT/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692	0x9A60
Execution Units	24	32
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.40 GHz	1.45 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	50 x 26.5
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020D
Configurable TDP-down		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.60 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		3.30 GHz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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 AVX-512
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® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)