Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Pentium G3460. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 12000 Intel Pentium G3000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 Intel Pentium
• Generation
  12 5
• Predecessor
  Intel Core i3-11100 -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server

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 -
• Base Frequency
  3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• CPU Threads
  8 2
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.3 GHz No turbo
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  4 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  - No turbo

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

• DirectX Version
  12 11.1
• Execution units
  24 10
• Generation
  12 7.5
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 350 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
• GPU Turbo
  1400 MHz 1100 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  64 GB -
• Release date
  Q1/2021 Q4/2012
• Shader
  192 80
• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium G3460 and Intel Core i3-12100. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  128 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 DDR3-1600
• PCIe
  5.0 x 20 -
• PCIe lanes
  - 16
• PCIe version
  - 3.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Pentium G3460 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 -
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  60 W 53 W
• TDP (PL2)
  89 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-12100 and Intel Pentium G3460, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake S Haswell S
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  5 MB -
• L3-Cache
  12 MB 3 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q3/2014
• Socket
  LGA 1700 LGA 1150
• Technology
  10 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d