Intel Core i3 12100 vs Intel Core i9 10900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 10900KF 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 12100 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 125W)
Intel Core i9 10900KF 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+20%
1662
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1375
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
7985
Intel Core i9 10900KF
+72%
13761
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+27%
2214
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1741
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
7431
Intel Core i9 10900KF
7414
Blender
Intel Core i3 12100
103
Intel Core i9 10900KF
+163%
271
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+30%
1697
Intel Core i9 10900KF
1301
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
6276
Intel Core i9 10900KF
+76%
11050
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+10%
3433
Intel Core i9 10900KF
3118
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
13580
Intel Core i9 10900KF
+68%
22915
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i3-12100
Processor Number
i9-10900KF
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-1200
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
-
-
Package
-
-
-
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
-
-
-
60 W
Power Consumption
125 W
89 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °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
5.3 GHz
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
256 K 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
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
76.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
192
Shader Units
-
48
Texture Units
-
24
Raster Operation Units
-
24
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
-
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.54 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
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-
-
-
