Intel Core i5 11600 vs Intel Core i3 12100E
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 11600 with 6 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Core i3 12100E with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 11600 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Intel Core i3 12100E 's Advantages
Released 10 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 11600
2137
Intel Core i3 12100E
+3%
2205
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 11600
+3%
7947
Intel Core i3 12100E
7680
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Rocket Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i5-11600
Processor Number
i3-12100
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-1700
UHD Graphics 750
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
60 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
89 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28x
Multiplier
32x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
5 MB
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
50 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1400 MHz
256
Shader Units
192
64
Texture Units
48
32
Raster Operation Units
24
32
Execution Units
24
15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
0.46 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.35 TFLOPS
