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Intel logo Core i3-12100
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Intel logo Core i3-8100

Intel Core i3-12100 logo Intel Core i3-8100 logo
General information Core i3-12100 Core i3-8100
Launched Q1 2022 Q4 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151-2
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Alder Lake Coffee Lake
Clock 3.3 GHz 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 W 7.7 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 10 nm 28.6 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 1.25 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Performance Core i3-12100 Core i3-8100
Overall Score 54404 0 % 44600 18 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 62 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 8760 0 % 3957 54.8 %
Single Thread Score 3407 0 % 2200 35.4 %
Encrypting Data 7859.6 MB/s 0 % 1840.4 MB/s 76.6 %
Compressing Data 153.8 MB/s 0 % 81.8 MB/s 46.8 %
String objects sorting 15434.8 thousand/s 0 % 10217.3 thousand/s 33.8 %
Prime numbers generation 55.8 millions/s 0 % 28 millions/s 49.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 39878.4 millions/s 0 % 16385.7 millions/s 58.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 31243.5 millions/s 0 % 13786.4 millions/s 55.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-12100, Core i3-8100.

Average frames per second Core i3-12100 Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.3 FPS 86.9 FPS
High settings 186.0 FPS 139.0 FPS
Medium settings 232.5 FPS 173.8 FPS
Low settings 290.7 FPS 217.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-12100 Core i3-8100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.4 FPS 128.8 FPS
High settings 234.2 FPS 206.1 FPS
Medium settings 292.8 FPS 257.6 FPS
Low settings 365.9 FPS 322.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %
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