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Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i7-12700F

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 89 %
Intel Core i3-12100F
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-12700F
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 47 %
Intel Core i3-12100F
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-12700F
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
86 pts
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
107 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
401 pts
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
1,004 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
1,658 pts
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
1,862 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
8,443 pts
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
21,568 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
2,157
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
2,497
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
7,428
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
12,448
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
1,716
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.90 GHz
1,712
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
6,422
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 4.00 GHz
11,650
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
3,352
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 2.10 GHz
7,405

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Intel Core i3-12100FIntel Core i7-12700F
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i 12000 (34)Intel Core i 12000 (34)
ArchitectureAlder Lake SAlder Lake S
Technology10 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1700LGA 1700
PredecessorIntel Core i7-11700F
SuccessorIntel Core i3-13100FIntel Core i7-13700F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-12100FIntel Core i7-12700F
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 812 / 20
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 4x Golden Cove
3.30 - 4.30 GHz
8x Golden Cove
2.10 - 4.90 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Gracemont
1.60 - 3.60 GHz
L2-Cache5.00 MB12.00 MB
L3-Cache12.00 MB25.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryDDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe5.0 x 205.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth78.8 GB/s78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-12100FIntel Core i7-12700F
TDP58 W65 W
TDP (PL2)89 W180 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-12100FIntel Core i7-12700F
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release dateQ1/2022Q1/2022
Release price97 $314 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 3.30 - 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i7-12700F
Intel Core i7-12700F
12C / 20T · 2.10 - 4.90 GHz

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