Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Core i9 7960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 7960X with 16 cores 2.8GHz . 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 4 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (58W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 7960X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+48%
1636
Intel Core i9 7960X
1099
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
8443
Intel Core i9 7960X
+162%
22189
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+65%
2168
Intel Core i9 7960X
1313
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
7195
Intel Core i9 7960X
+26%
9066
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+49%
1666
Intel Core i9 7960X
1111
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
6314
Intel Core i9 7960X
+116%
13687
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
+39%
3477
Intel Core i9 7960X
2489
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100F
14269
Intel Core i9 7960X
+88%
26917
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Sep 2017
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake-S
Core Architecture
Skylake
i3-12100F
Processor Number
i9-7960X
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
98 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
8
Performance Core Threads
32
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
8
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
28x
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
22 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
