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Intel logo Core i3-12100
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Intel Core i3-12100 logo Intel Core i7-980 logo
General information Core i3-12100 Core i7-980
Launched Q1 2022 Q3 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1700 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Alder Lake Gulftown
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 16.3 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 W 53.8 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 10 nm 68.8 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 48 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 1.25 MB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 12 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i3-12100 Core i7-980
Overall Score 54400 0 % 46001 15.4 %
Future Proof 86 % 0 % 26 % 69.8 %
Benchmark Score 8758 0 % 4478 48.9 %
Single Thread Score 3407 0 % 1529.8 55.1 %
Encrypting Data 7973.3 MB/s 0 % 2663.8 MB/s 66.6 %
Compressing Data 152.2 MB/s 0 % 115.2 MB/s 24.3 %
String objects sorting 15253.9 thousand/s 3.9 % 15878.3 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 55.7 millions/s 0 % 31.8 millions/s 42.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 40179 millions/s 0 % 29001.6 millions/s 27.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 31447.1 millions/s 0 % 12282 millions/s 60.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-12100, Core i7-980.

Average frames per second Core i3-12100 Core i7-980
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 116.0 FPS 91.3 FPS
High settings 185.5 FPS 146.1 FPS
Medium settings 231.9 FPS 182.6 FPS
Low settings 289.9 FPS 228.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.2 %

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 i7-980
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 146.2 FPS 131.6 FPS
High settings 234.0 FPS 210.5 FPS
Medium settings 292.4 FPS 263.2 FPS
Low settings 365.5 FPS 328.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 10 %
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