Intel® Core™ i3-12100F

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Alder Lake architecture (Intel 7 process). It launched in Jan 2022. Clocks run from 3.3 GHz base to 4.3 GHz boost. A 12-MB L3 cache backs the cores (4.3 MB per core). It addresses DDR5, DDR4 memory up to 128 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA1700 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 58 W. Notable platform capabilities: Deep Learning Boost, AVX-VNNI, Extended Page Tables (EPT), AES-NI.

The Intel Core i3-12100F scores 3,432 in single-core performance and 13,953 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 6,920 for overall performance, 13,874 for productivity performance, 13,852 for creator performance, 13,430 for engineering performance and 13,784 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,488 per core, 1,744 per thread and 241 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 909. Its performance index is 86, so its overall performance is 14% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i3-12100F scores 40,836 in integer math, 31,895 in floating-point math, 159,743 in compression, 8,044 in cryptography, 971 in physics simulation, 10,823 in vector SIMD, 59 in the prime sieve and 15,854 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 31% below in integer math, 31% below in floating-point math, 30% below in compression, 30% below in cryptography, 11% below in physics simulation, 30% below in vector SIMD, 12% below in the prime sieve and 30% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i3-12100F has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boosts up to 4.30 GHz.

The Intel Core i3-12100F is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i3 family, uses the Alder Lake architecture, carries the codename Alder Lake and is manufactured on a Intel 7 process. It launched in Jan 2022.

The Intel Core i3-12100F has 320 KB of L1 cache, 5 MB of L2 cache and 12 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 17.3 MB of cache, or 4.33 MB per core. Each core has 1.25 MB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i3-12100F has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 320 KB, L2 at 5 MB and L3 at 12 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 69% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i3-12100F supports DDR5, DDR4 memory, addresses up to 128 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 4,800 MT/s and delivers up to 76.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support LPDDR memory.

The Intel Core i3-12100F does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Core i3-12100F uses the FCLGA1700 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i3-12100F has a rated TDP of 58 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i3-12100F is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $107.

The Intel Core i3-12100F is also identified by the model number i3-12100F.

Feex has recorded 63% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i3-12100F. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA1700 socket as the Intel Core i3-12100F and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core i3-13100, Intel Core i3-13100E, Intel Core i3-14100T, Intel Core i3-12100E and Intel Core i3-12300.