Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12100

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-13100 and Intel Core i3-12100 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 i3-13100

Intel Core i3-12100

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-13100

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3437 vs 3272
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13643 vs 12748

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 4 Jan 2022
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437 vs 3272
PassMark - CPU mark	13643 vs 12748

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-13100
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-12100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3437

3272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13643

12748

Name	Intel Core i3-13100	Intel Core i3-12100
PassMark - Single thread mark	3437	3272
PassMark - CPU mark	13643	12748
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-13100	Intel Core i3-12100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	4 Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$144	$144
Place in performance rating	441	848
Processor Number	i3-13100	i3-12100
Series	13th 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	4.50 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
Graphics
Device ID	0x4692	0x4692
Execution Units	24	24
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.50 GHz	1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 730	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
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)	60 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® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)