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Intel Processor N100 vs Core i3 12100

25 out of 100
Intel Processor N100
VS
45 out of 100
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Processor N100
Intel Core i3 12100

We compared two 4-core CPUs: the Intel Processor N100 (laptop) against the 3.3 GHz Core i3 12100 (desktop). 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
50.9
(Average)
Value Index
65.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12100 and N100
Advantages of Intel Processor N100
  • Newer - released 1 year later
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 82% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2215 vs 1216 points
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics 730 integrated graphics: 0.5 vs 0.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Processor N100
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)
Processor N100
1216
Core i3 12100 +82%
2215
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
2595
Core i3 12100 +186%
7427
File compression 227.3 MB/sec 631.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 12.6 Klines/sec 46.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 65.5 pages/sec 170.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 86.6 Mpixels/sec 201.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 144.1 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 11.6 images/sec 39.3 images/sec
Photo processing 22.6 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 3.1 Mpixels/sec 10.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 677 & 979 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Processor N100
1881
Core i3 12100 +72%
3241
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Processor N100
5308
Core i3 12100 +136%
12506
Integer math 16 GOps/sec 37 GOps/sec
Floating point math 10.7 GOps/sec 29 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 22M Primes/sec 49M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 7.1M Strings/sec 14.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4 GBytes/sec 7.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 57.1 MBytes/sec 146.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 385 Frames/sec 778 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 2.9B Matrices/sec 10B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4052 & 3117 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Processor N100
34.3
Core i3 12100 +226%
111.87

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32.5 PPW 7.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 432.5 PPW 123.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 884.7 PPW 208.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.72 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 Processor N100 and Core i3 12100

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 3, 2023 January 4, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Alder Lake
Model number N100 i3-12100
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (24EU) UHD Graphics 730
Successor - Intel Processor N250 - Intel Core i3 14100
Intel CPU rating (#189th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores - 4
P-Threads - 8
Base Frequency (P) - 3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 33x
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (shared) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 10 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 6 W 60 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 89 W
Socket BGA-1264 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 750 MHz 1400 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 12 48
ROPs 6 24
Execution Units 24 24
TGP 6-10 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Processor N100
0.3 TFLOPS
Core i3 12100 +67%
0.5 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 730 compared to Graphics Gen 11 (24 EU)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-4800		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 1 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Processor N100 official page Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 9 20

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Total votes: 4

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Comments

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