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Intel Core i3 14100 vs i3 12100

51 out of 100
Intel Core i3 14100
VS
45 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i3 14100
Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two 4-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 14100 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
90.3
(Very good)
Value Index
65.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12100 and 14100
Advantages of Intel Core i3 14100
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.6 vs 0.5 TFLOPS
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
  • 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2514 vs 2215 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i3 14100
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 14100 +13%
2514
Core i3 12100
2215
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i3 14100 +25%
9300
Core i3 12100
7427
File compression 951.7 MB/sec 631.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 53.9 Klines/sec 46.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 218.5 pages/sec 170.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 247.3 Mpixels/sec 201.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 245.9 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 45.7 images/sec 39.3 images/sec
Photo processing 106.1 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.3 Mpixels/sec 10.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 12 & 979 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i3 14100 +16%
3759
Core i3 12100
3241
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i3 14100 +21%
15081
Core i3 12100
12506
Integer math 45.3 GOps/sec 37 GOps/sec
Floating point math 35.2 GOps/sec 29 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 55M Primes/sec 49M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 17.4M Strings/sec 14.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 8.8 GBytes/sec 7.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 174 MBytes/sec 146.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 956 Frames/sec 778 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 11.9B Matrices/sec 10B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 622 & 3117 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i3 14100 +5%
117.33
Core i3 12100
111.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.5 PPW 7.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 155 PPW 123.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 251.4 PPW 208.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.96 PPW 1.86 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i3 14100 and i3 12100

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 9, 2024 January 4, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number i3-14100 i3-12100
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 730 UHD Graphics 730
Successor - - Intel Core i3 14100
Intel CPU rating (142nd and 188th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 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) 60 W 60 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 110 W 89 W
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (103rd and 129th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1500 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 48
ROPs 24 24
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i3 14100 +20%
0.6 TFLOPS
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 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i3 14100 official page Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Total votes: 259

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Comments

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