Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i5 12400

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core 3 100U, vs Intel Core i5 12400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core 3 100U and Intel Core i5 12400
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
1750
Intel Core i5 12400
1710
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
6502
Intel Core i5 12400
12023
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
n/a
Intel Core i5 12400
99
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
n/a
Intel Core i5 12400
598
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
3760
Intel Core i5 12400
3499
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
14456
Intel Core i5 12400
19180
Integer Math42.9 GOps/s59.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math31.2 GOps/s46.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search64 M primes/s70 M primes/s
Random String Sort17.5 M strings/s22.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption9.3 GB/s11.6 GB/s
Data Compression159.1 MB/s232 MB/s
Physics1110 frames/s1133 frames/s
Extended Instructions92 M matrices/s157 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
1942
Intel Core i5 12400
2245
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core 3 100U
5742
Intel Core i5 12400
9788
File Compression556 MB/s879.2 MB/s
Clang Compilation42.9 KLines/s65.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser156.5 pages/s223.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering201.6 MP/sec275.6 MP/sec
Text Processing184.7 pages/s225.9 pages/s
Background Blur26.4 frames/s49.5 frames/s
Photo Processing40.5 frames/s81.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing6.65 MP/sec15.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core 3 100U
n/a
Intel Core i5 12400
166.74

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 382.8 PPW 150.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 963.7 PPW 295.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 9.2 PPW
Blender / W n/a 2.57 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 4, 2022
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Alder Lake
Model number 100U i5-12400
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (64 EU) UHD Graphics 730

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 1.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency0.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count66
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier12x25x
L1 cache80 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache10 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 55 W 117 W
Socket BGA-1744 LGA-1700
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
- DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max Size 96 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 76.8 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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