Intel Core i3-12100F vs Apple A14 Bionic

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Intel Core i3-12100F CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A14 Bionic
Intel Core i3-12100F Apple A14 Bionic

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-12100F or Apple A14 Bionic - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-12100F was released in Q1/2022.

The Apple A14 Bionic has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A14 Bionic was released in Q3/2020.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Apple A series (22)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Apple A14 (1)
12 Generation 14
Alder Lake S Architecture A14 (Firestorm/Icestorm)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple A13 Bionic
Intel Core i3-13100F Successor Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100F is 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the Apple A14 Bionic has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple A14 Bionic is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Core i3-12100F Characteristic Apple A14 Bionic
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
4x Golden Cove
A-Core 3.00 GHz
2x Firestorm
-- B-Core 1.82 GHz
4x Icestorm

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-12100F Characteristic Apple A14 Bionic
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-12100F or Apple A14 Bionic has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Apple A14
GPU frequency 1.46 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 11
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 6 GB
-- DirectX Version --

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.

no iGPU GPU Apple A14
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-12100F can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The Apple A14 Bionic supports up to 6 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-12100F Characteristic Apple A14 Bionic
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB Max. Memory 6 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
5.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-12100F is 58 W, while the Apple A14 Bionic has a TDP of 7.25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-12100F Characteristic Apple A14 Bionic
58 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 7.25 W
89 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-12100F is manufactured in 10 nm and has 17.00 MB cache. The Apple A14 Bionic is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 28.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-12100F Characteristic Apple A14 Bionic
10 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions --
LGA 1700 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems iOS
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2020
97 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic (95%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic (63%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1716 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
1590 (93%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
6422 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
4247 (66%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2157 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
2072 (96%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
7428 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
4689 (63%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
13880 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
8514 (61%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
86 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
401 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
1658 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
8443 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
642 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
3204 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
Apple A14 @ 1.46 GHz
749 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
729968 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
628047 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3352 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
242 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1204 (100%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple A14 Bionic Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.00 GHz
11 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-12100F Apple A14 Bionic
Unknown Apple iPhone 12 mini
Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple iPad Air (4. Gen)

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