Intel Core i5 11400 vs i3 12100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 11400 with 6-cores against the 3.3 GHz i3 12100 with 4-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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 electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
- Newer - released 10-months later
- Around 26.8 GB/s (54%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More modern manufacturing process – 10 versus 14 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1706 vs 1518 points
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 17, 2021 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-11400 | i3-12100 |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 730 | UHD Graphics 730 |
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26x | 33x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 1280K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 12MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1700 |
| TDP | 65 W | 60 W |
| Max. Boost TDP | - | 89 W |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1300 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Shading Units | 192 | 192 |
| TMUs | 48 | 48 |
| ROPs | 24 | 24 |
| Execution Units | 24 | 24 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Max. Resolution | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz | 3840x2160 - 60 Hz |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 50 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 11400 official page | Intel Core i3 12100 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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