Intel Core i9 10940X vs Intel Core i3 12100
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i9-10940X
i3-12100
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 730
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
165 W
60 W
Peak Operating Temperature
86 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
89 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
14
4
Performance Core Threads
28
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
14
4
Total Thread Count
28
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
33x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
48
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
—
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1400 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
48
Raster Operation Units
—
24
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,234
1,662
Cinebench R23
21,309
7,985
Geekbench 6
1,471
2,214
Geekbench 5
1,144
1,697
Geekbench 6
11,287
7,431
Geekbench 5
13,573
6,276
Passmark CPU
2,686
3,433
Passmark CPU
27,907
13,580
Blender
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103
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.