Intel Core i9-12900F vs Intel Core m3-8100Y

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-12900F CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel Core i9-12900F Intel Core m3-8100Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i9-12900F and the Intel Core m3-8100Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i9-12900F 16 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core m3-8100Y which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2018.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Core i 12000 (34) CPU group Intel Core M 8 (1)
12 Generation 8
Alder Lake S Architecture Amber Lake Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i9-11900F Predecessor --
Intel Core i9-13900F Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-12900F is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.10 GHz). The processor can compute 24 threads at the same time. The Intel Core m3-8100Y clocks with 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i9-12900F Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
16 Cores 2
24 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz (5.10 GHz)
8x Golden Cove		 A-Core 1.10 GHz (3.40 GHz)
1.80 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Gracemont		 B-Core --

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 i9-12900F Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 615
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.90 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 Intel UHD Graphics 615
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 / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i9-12900F, while the Intel Core m3-8100Y supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i9-12900F Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
14.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 10
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i9-12900F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core m3-8100Y is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i9-12900F Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 5 W
202 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 8 W
-- TDP down 4.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-12900F has 44.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core m3-8100Y is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
Intel Core i9-12900F Characteristic Intel Core m3-8100Y
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 1515
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2018
464 $ Release price 281 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y (35%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y (7%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
1968 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
763 (39%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
15712 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1429 (9%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
2637 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1028 (39%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
15367 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
1740 (11%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
764 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
231 (30%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
10097 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
412 (4%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
36739 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
2916 (8%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
287 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
93 (32%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
3911 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
176 (5%)

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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 5.10 GHz
1988 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 3.40 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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
26455 (100%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.10 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 i9-12900F Intel Core i9-12900F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m3-8100Y Intel Core m3-8100Y
Intel UHD Graphics 615 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i9-12900F Intel Core m3-8100Y
Unknown GPD P2 Max Windows 10 Ultrabook
GPD P2 MAX Ultra Mobiler Mini PC Laptop 8.9 Zoll
Laptop ONE-Netbook OneMix 3s
ASUS Chromebook Flip C434TA-AI0108

News and articles for the Intel Core i9-12900F and the Intel Core m3-8100Y

Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample
Intel Core i9-13900 benchmark of engineering sample
Posted by Stefan on 2022-06-15
Intels 13th generation of the Intel Core i series (Raptor Lake) is about to be released and a lot of information is already known from the official side. This information includes e.g. the number of CPU cores, the expected increase in performance and the manufacturing technology of the new CPUs.

We compare the technical data of the Intel Core i9-13900 with its predecessor and look at benchmarks that have already been published.

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