Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i3-12100T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12490F and Intel Core i3-12100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-12490F

Intel Core i3-12100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12490F

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3699 vs 3270
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20337 vs 12622

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
L1 cache	480 KB vs 320 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB vs 5 MB
L3 cache	20 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3699 vs 3270
PassMark - CPU mark	20337 vs 12622

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-12100T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12490F
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-12100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3699

3270

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20337

12622

Name	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3699	3270
PassMark - CPU mark	20337	12622
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5943

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Alder Lake
Launch date	Q1'22	4 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	568	559
Processor Number	i5-12490F	i3-12100T
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$134
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	20 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	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
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2020D
Sockets supported		FCLGA1700
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x4692
Execution Units		24
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 730
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5