Intel Core i7 6850K vs Intel Core i3 12100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i3 12100 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-4800 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (60W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

Intel Core i3 12100 +70%

1671

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

Intel Core i3 12100 +10%

8053

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

Intel Core i3 12100 +119%

2161

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

Intel Core i3 12100 +90%

7388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

Intel Core i3 12100 +71%

1697

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

Intel Core i3 12100 +6%

6276

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

Intel Core i3 12100 +43%

3453

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

Intel Core i3 12100 +20%

13685

Intel Core i7 6850K

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Intel Core i3 12100

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jan 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

i7-6850K

Processor Number

i3-12100

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1700

140 W

Power Consumption

60 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

89 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

33x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1280 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1400 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

48

-

Raster Operation Units

24

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.35 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

Intel Core i3 12100

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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