Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Core i5 12500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i3-12100F
i5-12500
Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 770
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
58 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
30x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
18 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1450 MHz
Shader Units
—
256
Texture Units
—
16
Raster Operation Units
—
8
Execution Units
—
32
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,636
1,805
Cinebench R23
8,443
12,471
Geekbench 6
2,168
2,032
Geekbench 5
1,666
1,737
Geekbench 6
7,195
6,066
Geekbench 5
6,314
8,674
Blender
125
136
Passmark CPU
3,477
3,680
Passmark CPU
14,269
19,747
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.