Intel Core i9 10900X vs Intel Core i3 12300
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2019
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Cascade Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i9-10900X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
UHD Graphics 730
Generation
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Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Intel Socket 1700
Power Consumption
165 W
60 W
Peak Operating Temperature
94 °C
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Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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163 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA16A
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
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Performance Core Threads
20
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Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
35
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
5 MB
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
12 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
Max Memory Size
256 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
93.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
48
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1450 MHz
Execution Units
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24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,145
1,656
Cinebench R23
14,312
8,249
Geekbench 6
1,566
2,247
Geekbench 5
1,133
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Geekbench 6
9,308
7,359
Geekbench 5
10,786
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Passmark CPU
2,664
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Passmark CPU
22,469
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.