Intel Core i5 8279U vs Intel Core i3 12100
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
i5-8279U
i3-12100
Integrated Graphics
Iris Plus Graphics 655
UHD Graphics 730
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
BGA-1528
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
28 W
60 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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89 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24x
33x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
32 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
37.5 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1400 MHz
Shader Units
384
192
Texture Units
48
48
Raster Operation Units
6
24
Execution Units
48
24
Power Consumption
15 W
15 W
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,085
1,662
Cinebench R23
4,440
7,985
Geekbench 6
1,313
2,214
Geekbench 5
951
1,697
Geekbench 6
4,465
7,431
Geekbench 5
3,929
6,276
Blender
59
103
Passmark CPU
2,365
3,433
Passmark CPU
7,732
13,580
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.