Intel Core i3-12100E vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

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Intel Core i3-12100E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-12100E and the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i3-12100E 4 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (10)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100H (5)
12 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Meteor Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i3-13100E Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-12100E is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165H clocks with 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 22 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i3-12100E Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
4 Cores 16
8 Threads 22
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz (4.20 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i3-12100E Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 730 GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.30 GHz
12 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
24 Compute units 128
192 Shader 1024
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 730 GPU Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-12100E, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i3-12100E Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
128 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache 18.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i3-12100E has a TDP of 60 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i3-12100E Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
60 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
89 W TDP (PL2) 115 W
-- TDP up 65 W
-- TDP down 20 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-12100E has 17.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 7 165H is at 42.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Core i3-12100E Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2023
125 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100E (85%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100E (51%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1594 (85%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
1866 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
5884 (45%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
13192 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
2119 (85%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
2502 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
6984 (56%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
12545 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz
538 (12%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz
4559 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-12100E Intel Core i3-12100E
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
13025 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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