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Key specs
Cores
4
Threads
8
Boost Clock
4.3 GHz
TDP
60 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Process
10 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
45
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
98
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
431
TDP
60 W Boost: 89 W
Cache L3
12MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
98
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
431
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2215
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7427
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3241
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
12,506
Blender CPU
111.87
iGPU FLOPS
0.5 TFLOPS
GeekBench v6
File compression
631.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation
46.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
170.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
201.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
222.5 pages/sec
Background blur
39.3 images/sec
Photo processing
68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing
10.9 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
37 GOps/sec
Floating point math
29 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
49M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
14.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption
7.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression
146.2 MBytes/sec
Physics
778 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
10B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
7.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
123.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
208.4 PPW
Blender / Watt
1.86 PPW
General
Vendor
Intel
Released
January 4, 2022
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Alder Lake
Model number
i3-12100
Integrated GPU
UHD Graphics 730
Successor
- Intel Core i3 14100
CPU
P-Cores
4
P-Threads
8
Base Frequency (P)
3.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.3 GHz
Total Cores
4
Total Threads
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
L1 Cache
80K (per core)
L2 Cache
1280K (per core)
L3 Cache
12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Package
Fabrication Process
10 nm
TDP (PL1)
60 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
89 W
Socket
LGA-1700
Peak Temperature
100°C
iGPU
Integrated Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU Base Clock
300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock
1400 MHz
Shading Units
192
TMUs
48
ROPs
24
Execution Units
24
TGP
15 W
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR5-4800 / - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
ECC Support
No
Misc
Official Site
Intel Core i3 12100 official page
PCI Express Version
5.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: ABM, ADX, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C, SHA - Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit