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Intel Core i3 12100F vs i3 12100

48 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100F
VS
45 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i3 12100F
Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz Intel Core i3 12100F against the 3.3 GHz i3 12100. 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
113.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
65.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12100 and 12100F
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100F
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2529 vs 2215 points
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730

Test in Benchmarks

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

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 12100F +14%
2529
Core i3 12100
2215
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100F +19%
8827
Core i3 12100
7427
File compression 792.9 MB/sec 631.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 60.1 Klines/sec 46.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 204.1 pages/sec 170.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 263.7 Mpixels/sec 201.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 267.7 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 48.6 images/sec 39.3 images/sec
Photo processing 82.8 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.4 Mpixels/sec 10.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1026 & 979 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 12100F +12%
13953
Core i3 12100
12506
Integer math 40.8 GOps/sec 37 GOps/sec
Floating point math 31.9 GOps/sec 29 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 59M Primes/sec 49M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 15.9M Strings/sec 14.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 8 GBytes/sec 7.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 159.7 MBytes/sec 146.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 972 Frames/sec 778 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.8B Matrices/sec 10B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3972 & 3117 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 12100F
106.99
Core i3 12100 +5%
111.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.6 PPW 7.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 152.2 PPW 123.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 240.6 PPW 208.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.84 PPW 1.86 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i3 12100F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-11-02 (idkez)Cinebench 202485 / 442
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 12100F and i3 12100

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4, 2022 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number i3-12100F i3-12100
Integrated GPU No UHD Graphics 730
Successor - Intel Core i3 14100F - Intel Core i3 14100
Intel CPU rating (172nd and 188th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.3 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 33x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 58 W 60 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 89 W 89 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (115th and 130th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 1400 MHz
Shading Units - 192
TMUs - 48
ROPs - 24
Execution Units - 24
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 12100F
n/a
Core i3 12100
0.5 TFLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 730 benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 12100F official page Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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