Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Core i9 10900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 10900X with 10 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (58W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10900X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+42%
1636
Intel Core i9 10900X
1145
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
8443
Intel Core i9 10900X
+69%
14312
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+38%
2168
Intel Core i9 10900X
1566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
7195
Intel Core i9 10900X
+29%
9308
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+47%
1666
Intel Core i9 10900X
1133
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
6314
Intel Core i9 10900X
+70%
10786
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+30%
3477
Intel Core i9 10900X
2664
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
14269
Intel Core i9 10900X
+57%
22469
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
i3-12100F
Processor Number
i9-10900X
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
58 W
Power Consumption
165 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
20
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
37x
80 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
1280 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
