Intel Core i3 1215U vs Core 3 100U

42 out of 100
Intel Core i3 1215U
VS
47 out of 100
Intel Core 3 100U

We compared two 6-core laptop CPUs: the 1.2 GHz Intel Core i3 1215U against the 1.2 GHz Core 3 100U. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 100U and 1215U
Advantages of Intel Core 3 100U
  • Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later
  • Supports up to 96 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) integrated graphics: 1.3 vs 1.1 TFLOPS
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2467 vs 2184 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
379

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2467
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6387
File compression 356.7 MB/sec 599.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 45.1 Klines/sec 44.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 117.1 pages/sec 137.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 180.5 Mpixels/sec 190.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 224.7 pages/sec 230 pages/sec
Background blur 18.9 images/sec 23.6 images/sec
Photo processing 54.2 images/sec 57.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.45 Mpixels/sec 8.91 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1106 & 44 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3496
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
12466
Integer math 34.4 GOps/sec 39.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 24.6 GOps/sec 28.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 30M Primes/sec 51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 12.7M Strings/sec 15.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 6.8 GBytes/sec 8.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 113.1 MBytes/sec 136 MBytes/sec
Physics 546 Frames/sec 870 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 6.7B Matrices/sec 7.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3915 & 510 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
58.9
57.69

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.9 PPW 25.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 377.5 PPW 425.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 673.7 PPW 831.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.93 PPW 3.85 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 1215U
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Shanmukh)Geekbench 6 CPU2126 / 6248
๐Ÿ“˜ 2023-11-06 (goryn81)Cinebench 202489 / 283
Intel Core 3 100U
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 1215U and Core 3 100U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released February 23, 2022 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number i3-1215U 100U
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64EU) UHD Graphics (64 EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
Successor - Intel Core 3 100U -
Intel CPU rating (#176th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 12x 12x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 1280K (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 10MB (shared) 10MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 55 W 55 W
Socket BGA-1744 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.1 TFLOPS
1.3 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 1215U official page Intel Core 3 100U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 63

Comments

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