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Intel Core i5-12490F vs Intel Core i3-12100F

Last updated: 2026-06-03

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12490F

Rank 2 - 96 %

Intel Core i3-12100F

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

Intel Core i5-12490F

Rank 2 - 70 %

Intel Core i3-12100F

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

1,729 pts

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,658 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

12,345 pts

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

8,443 pts

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

677 cb

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

642 cb

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

6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz

1,778

4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz

1,716

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

4,766 cb

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

3,204 cb

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

6C / 12T · 4.20 GHz

8,686

4C / 8T · 4.00 GHz

6,422

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

6C / 12T · 3.00 GHz

4,993

4C / 8T · 3.30 GHz

3,352

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
Family	Intel Core i5 (336)	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group	Intel Core i 12000 (34)	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture	Alder Lake S	Alder Lake S
Technology	10 nm	10 nm
Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Predecessor
Successor	Intel Core i5-13490F	Intel Core i3-13100F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
CPU Cores / Threads	6 / 12	4 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✓
Core architecture	normal	normal
Cores:	6x Golden Cove	4x Golden Cove
Frequency:	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Turbo (1 Core):	4.60 GHz	4.30 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):	4.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
L2-Cache	7.50 MB	5.00 MB
L3-Cache	18.00 MB	12.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
GPU name	no iGPU	no iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader	/	/
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
Memory	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)	DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory	128 GB	128 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	5.0 x 20	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
TDP	65 W	58 W
TDP (PL2)	117 W	89 W
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Intel Core i5-12490F	Intel Core i3-12100F
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date	Q1/2022	Q1/2022
Release price		97 $
Documents	Technical data sheet	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Core i5-12490F is 4.3 stars (37 ratings), while Intel Core i3-12100F has received 4.2 stars (107 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Intel Core i5-12490F
6C / 12T · 3.00 - 4.60 GHz

★★★★★

Intel Core i3-12100F
4C / 8T · 3.30 - 4.30 GHz

★★★★★