Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core i3 12100
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2025
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Alder Lake
Processor Number
255U
i3-12100
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
UHD Graphics 730
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
10 nm
Socket
FCBGA-2049
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
12-15 W
60 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
57 W
89 W
Peak Operating Temperature
110 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
10
—
Efficiency Core Threads
10
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.7 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
—
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
14
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
20
33x
L1 Cache
112 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
—
76.8 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2100 MHz
1400 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
Shader Units
—
192
Texture Units
—
48
Raster Operation Units
—
24
Execution Units
—
24
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,803
1,662
Cinebench R23
11,888
7,985
Geekbench 6
2,582
2,214
Geekbench 6
10,941
7,431
Cinebench 2024
101
—
Cinebench 2024
588
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,697
Geekbench 5
—
6,276
Blender
—
103
Passmark CPU
—
3,433
Passmark CPU
—
13,580
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.