Intel Core i3 8100 vs Intel Core i5 12600KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2017
Oct 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i3-8100
i5-12600KF
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
No
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
65 W
125 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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150 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
28x
37x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
9728 K shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
—
Shader Units
192
—
Texture Units
24
—
Raster Operation Units
3
—
Execution Units
24
—
Power Consumption
15 W
—
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
936
1,908
Cinebench R23
3,597
17,648
Geekbench 6
1,223
2,597
Geekbench 5
946
1,839
Geekbench 6
3,646
12,937
Geekbench 5
3,315
11,626
Blender
62
273
Passmark CPU
2,224
3,934
Passmark CPU
6,158
27,408
Cinebench 2024
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105
Cinebench 2024
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909
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.