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Intel Core i3-12100E vs Intel Pentium 977
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100E
100 %
4C / 8T · 4.20 GHz
Intel Pentium 977
17 %
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i3-12100E
100 %
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
2C / 2T · 1.40 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core i3-12100E
100 %
Intel UHD Graphics 730
Intel Pentium 977
18 %
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core i3 (205) | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 12000 (34) | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
| Architecture | Alder Lake S | Sandy Bridge U |
| Technology | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1700 | BGA 1023 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Intel Core i3-13100E |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x Golden Cove | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | 1.40 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.20 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.80 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | 5.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
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| GPU name | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 1.40 GHz | 0.35 - 1.00 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 192 | 6 / 48 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2021 | Q2/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
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| TDP | 60 W | 17 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 i3-12100E | Intel Pentium 977 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Release date | Q1/2022 | Q1/2012 |
| Release price | 125 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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