Intel Core i3 10100F vs Intel Core i9 12900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2020
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i3-10100F
i9-12900KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
241 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
14 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
8
Efficiency Core Threads
—
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.9 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,133
2,028
Cinebench R23
5,565
27,422
Geekbench 6
1,216
2,686
Geekbench 5
1,120
1,970
Geekbench 6
1,672
16,130
Geekbench 5
4,248
17,469
Blender
88
425
Passmark CPU
2,583
4,167
Passmark CPU
8,787
41,190
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.