Intel Core i5 11400F vs i3 12100F
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 11400F with 6-cores against the 3.3 GHz i3 12100F 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 power consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score when comparing desktop CPUs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 11400F
- Has 2 more physical cores
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100F
- 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
- 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2289 vs 1987 points
Promotion
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 712 MB/sec | 679.9 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 61.1 Klines/sec | 46.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 174.3 pages/sec | 172.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 223.1 Mpixels/sec | 206.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 193.5 pages/sec | 217.9 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 43 images/sec | 40.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 72.9 images/sec | 72.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 13.8 Mpixels/sec | 10.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 58.2 GOps/sec | 41.4 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 34.4 GOps/sec | 32.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 52M Primes/sec | 64M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 24.6M Strings/sec | 16.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 10.5 GBytes/sec | 8.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 211.9 MBytes/sec | 162.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 845 Frames/sec | 1003 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 15.2B Matrices/sec | 10.9B Matrices/sec |
Value for money
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Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 11400F and i3 12100FGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | March 16, 2021 | January 4, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Rocket Lake | Alder Lake |
| Model number | i5-11400F | i3-12100F |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
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 |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 58 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 89 W |
| Socket | LGA-1200 | LGA-1700 |
| Peak temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
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 11400F official page | Intel Core i3 12100F official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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