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Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i7-13700HX. Specifications, performance, tests

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Intel Core i3-12100F
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Intel Core i7-13700HX
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What's the best choice Intel Core i3-12100F or Intel Core i7-13700HX? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-12100F has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 58 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i7-13700HX has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz (5.00 GHz). 16 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in Q1/2023.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-12100F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    24 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    55 W left arrow 58 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-13700HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i7-13700HX Intel Core i7-13700HX
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 12000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i7-12800HX
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    4x Golden Cove left arrow 8x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (5.00 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (3.70 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1500 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-13700HX and Intel Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i7-13700HX Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    58 W left arrow 55 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    89 W left arrow 157 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 86 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i7-13700HX, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Raptor Lake H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    5 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2023
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow BGA 1744
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 7

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsIntel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i7-13700HXResult difference¹
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 109.696716 samples/min Submissions: 11 250.030484 samples/min Submissions: 8 +127.9 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 105.417603 samples/min Submissions: 10 226.624389 samples/min Submissions: 23 +115.0 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 103.800526 samples/min Submissions: 7 225.501814 samples/min Submissions: 8 +117.2 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 103.238041 samples/min Submissions: 10 210.854982 samples/min Submissions: 26 +104.2 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 98.290891 samples/min Submissions: 16 229.250067 samples/min Submissions: 41 +133.2 %
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 103.705581 samples/min Submissions: 16 254.761787 samples/min Submissions: 35 +145.7 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 101.812902 samples/min Submissions: 21 259.632348 samples/min Submissions: 62 +155.0 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i3-12100F

Intel Core i7-13700HX

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 22 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-13700HX 6443.714157 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 22 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: HP / 8BB0
Duration: 155.19 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 6 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i3-12100F 3891.762307 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 6 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / PRO H610M-E DDR4 (MS-7D48)
Duration: 256.953 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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