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Intel Core i7-12700E vs Intel Core i3-12100F. Specifications

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Intel Core i7-12700E
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Intel Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i3-12100F

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-12700E or Intel Core i3-12100F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-12700E has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 12 / 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2022.

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.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    12 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 12% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-12700E CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    391 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 57% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    58 W left arrow 65 W

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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-12700E Intel Core i7-12700E
Intel Core i3-12100F Intel Core i3-12100F
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 12000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 12
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    8x Golden Cove left arrow 4x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    4x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    11 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 770 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1500 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2021 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000058487/processors.html
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-12100F and Intel Core i7-12700E. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-12700E and Intel Core i3-12100F 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)
    65 W left arrow 58 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    180 W left arrow 89 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-12700E and Intel Core i3-12100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • 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
    12 MB left arrow 5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    25 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2022
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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