Intel Core i3 12100 vs Intel Core i9 10980XE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 12100 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and Intel Core i9 10980XE with 18 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i3 12100 Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (60W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 10980XE Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 12MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+56%
1662
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1063
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
7985
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+211%
24899
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+45%
2214
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1523
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
7431
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+48%
11069
Blender
Intel Core i3 12100
103
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+235%
346
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+36%
1697
Intel Core i9 10980XE
1240
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
6276
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+172%
17131
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i3 12100
+29%
3433
Intel Core i9 10980XE
2646
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i3 12100
13580
Intel Core i9 10980XE
+142%
32881
General Parameters
Jan 2022
Release Date
Oct 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Alder Lake
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
i3-12100
Processor Number
i9-10980XE
LGA-1700
Socket
LGA-2066
UHD Graphics 730
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
60 W
Power Consumption
165 W
89 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
86 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
18
8
Performance Core Threads
36
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
36
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
30x
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
25 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
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
-
Miscellaneous
5.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
48
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
