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Intel Core i3 12100 vs i3 10100

45 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100
VS
32 out of 100
Intel Core i3 10100
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i3 10100

We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3 12100 against the 3.6 GHz i3 10100. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
65.8
(Good)
Value Index
27.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 10100 and 12100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Around 35.2 GB/s (85%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 50% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2215 vs 1475 points
  • More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.5 vs 0.4 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 12100
vs
Core i3 10100

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i3 12100 +50%
2215
Core i3 10100
1475
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100 +59%
7427
Core i3 10100
4669
File compression 631.3 MB/sec 304.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 46.7 Klines/sec 32.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 170.3 pages/sec 116.4 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 201.3 Mpixels/sec 156.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 222.5 pages/sec 110.6 pages/sec
Background blur 39.3 images/sec 27.3 images/sec
Photo processing 68.8 images/sec 45.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.9 Mpixels/sec 6.62 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 979 & 965 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 12100 +25%
3241
Core i3 10100
2586
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100 +47%
12506
Core i3 10100
8480
Integer math 37 GOps/sec 28.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29 GOps/sec 17.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 49M Primes/sec 22M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 14.7M Strings/sec 16M Strings/sec
Data encryption 7.4 GBytes/sec 2.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 146.2 MBytes/sec 127.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 778 Frames/sec 508 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10B Matrices/sec 8.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3117 & 2446 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 12100 +43%
111.87
Core i3 10100
78.37

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.2 PPW 4.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 123.8 PPW 71.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 208.4 PPW 130.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.86 PPW 1.21 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 12100 and i3 10100

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 May 1, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Model number i3-12100 i3-10100
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 630
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 3 3100
Successor - Intel Core i3 14100 - Intel Core i3 14100
Intel CPU rating (#188th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 36x
Bus Bandwidth - 8 GT/s
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 60 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 89 W -
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (129th and 173rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1400 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 3
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 12100 +25%
0.5 TFLOPS
Core i3 10100
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 630 compared to Graphics 730

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR4-2666
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 12100 official page Intel Core i3 10100 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Total votes: 379

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Comments

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