Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i9 12900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2024
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
100U
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Integrated Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics (64EU)
UHD Graphics 770
Generation
Core 3 (Raptor Lake-U)
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1744
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
12-15 W
65 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
55 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
72 °C
Foundry
Intel
Intel
Package
FC-BGA16F
FC-LGA16A
Die Size
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215 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
1.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
5.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
0.9 GHz
1800 MHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
12x
24.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1.25 MB per core
L3 Cache
10 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
1
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5x-6400, LPDDR4x-4267
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
96 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1250 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
64
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,748
1,988
Cinebench R23
6,451
26,454
Geekbench 6
2,228
2,727
Geekbench 6
6,209
13,396
Blender
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183
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.