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Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Core i3-3120M

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 2 - 44 %
Intel Core i3-3120M
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-7100
Rank 2 - 47 %
Intel Core i3-3120M
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,225
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
439
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,436
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
927
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
973
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
508
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
2,076
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
1,136
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-7100
Intel HD Graphics 630
422
Intel Core i3-3120M
Intel HD Graphics 4000
282
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
1,104
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz
613

More benchmarks

At a glance

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
FamilyIntel Core i3 (205)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i 7000 (17)Intel Core i 3000M (29)
ArchitectureKaby Lake SIvy Bridge H
Technology14 nm22 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 1151PGA 988
PredecessorIntel Core i3-6100
SuccessorIntel Core i3-8100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 42 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 2x 2x
Frequency: 3.90 GHz 2.50 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache3.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency0.35 - 1.10 GHz0.65 - 1.10 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 19216 / 128
Raytracing
Max. displays33
Max. GPU Memory64 GB2 GB
Technology14 nm22 nm
Release dateQ2/2016Q1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
MemoryDDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory64 GB32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 162.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth15.8 GB/s8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
TDP51 W35 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C105 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-3120M
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release dateQ1/2017Q3/2012
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Core i3-7100
2C / 4T · 3.90 GHz
Intel Core i3-3120M
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C / 4T · 2.50 GHz

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