CPU Comparison

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Intel

INTEL

Intel Core i3-12100E

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 4 Cores / 8 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.2 Base / 4.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 12 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 60W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2022

VS

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Intel

INTEL

Core i5-12600

CORE STATE Alder Lake-S

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.3 Base / 4.8 GHz Turbo

CACHE 18 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Alder Lake

nm

PROCESS 10 nm

LAUNCH DATE —

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

1,222

1,833

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

172

258

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

5,094

7,639

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

719

1,078

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

12,130

18,189

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

1,712

2,567

geekbench_multicore

7,661

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

2,202

N/A

passmark_data_compression

160,112

252,160

passmark_data_encryption

8,069

13,084

passmark_extended_instructions

10,814

17,027

passmark_find_prime_numbers

63

83

passmark_floating_point_math

31,919

50,838

passmark_integer_math

40,885

66,123

passmark_multithread

14,271

21,399

passmark_physics

1,185

1,365

passmark_random_string_sorting

16,089

25,832

passmark_single_thread

3,438

3,823

passmark_singlethread

3,438

3,823

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

i3-12100E

i5-12600

Core Specs

Cores

4

6 +50.0%

Threads

8

12 +50.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.2

3.3 +3.1%

Boost Clock (GHz)

4.2

4.8 +14.3%

Frequency (GHz)

3.2

3.3 +3.1%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

4.2

4.8 +14.3%

Multiplier

32

33 +3.1%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1.25 MB (per core)

1.25 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

12 MB (shared)

18 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

60

65 +8.3%

PL1

—

65 W

PL2

—

117 W

Architecture

Architecture

Alder Lake

Alder Lake

Codename

Alder Lake-S

Alder Lake-S

Generation

Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)

Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)

Process Size

10 nm

10 nm

Die Size

163 mm²

163 mm²

Foundry

Intel

Intel

Memory

Memory Support

DDR4, DDR5

DDR4, DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

ECC Memory

No

No

DDR4 Speed

3200 MT/s

3200 MT/s

DDR5 Speed

4800 MT/s

4800 MT/s

Platform

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

Intel Socket 1700

Chipsets

—

Intel 600 Series, Intel 700 Series

PCIe

Gen 5, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 730

UHD Graphics 770

Other

Market

Desktop

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$125

$233

Part Number

SRL6U

SRL5T

Package

FC-LGA16A

FC-LGA16A

Tj Max

100°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

—

Laminar RM1

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