Intel Core i9 10900F vs Intel Core i3 12100F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10900F with 10 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Core i3 12100F with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i9 10900F 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)
Intel Core i3 12100F 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 45.8GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 2.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (58W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
1341
Intel Core i3 12100F
+21%
1636
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
+26%
10677
Intel Core i3 12100F
8443
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
1774
Intel Core i3 12100F
+22%
2168
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
+32%
9566
Intel Core i3 12100F
7195
Blender
Intel Core i9 10900F
+76%
221
Intel Core i3 12100F
125
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
1322
Intel Core i3 12100F
+26%
1666
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
+61%
10172
Intel Core i3 12100F
6314
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
3055
Intel Core i3 12100F
+13%
3477
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 10900F
+43%
20453
Intel Core i3 12100F
14269
General Parameters
May 2020
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Comet Lake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
i9-10900F
Processor Number
i3-12100F
LGA-1200
Socket
LGA-1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
58 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
4
20
Performance Core Threads
8
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
10
Total Core Count
4
20
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
28x
Multiplier
33x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
45.8 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
