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Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i5-4278U
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
39 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
20 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
41 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
25 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
40 %
2C / 4T · 3.10 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
23 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-12100
76 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Intel Core i5-4278U
100 %
Intel Iris Graphics 5100
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Intel Core i5-4278U
23 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Core i 4000U (26) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Haswell U |
| Technology | 10 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | BGA 1168 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core i3-11100B | |
| Successor | Intel Core i3-13100 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Golden Cove | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.30 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 5.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel Iris Graphics 5100 |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.40 GHz | 0.20 - 1.10 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 40 / 320 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 16 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q2/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 2.0 x 12 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 60 W | 28 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 89 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i5-4278U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q3/2014 |
| Release price | 122 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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