Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Core i5 11400F

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i3 12100F, vs Intel Core i5 11400F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i3 12100F and Intel Core i5 11400F
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 i3 12100F
1624
Intel Core i5 11400F
1339
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
8447
Intel Core i5 11400F
10235
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
Intel Core i5 11400F
84
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
n/a
Intel Core i5 11400F
522
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
3450
Intel Core i5 11400F
2987
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
14041
Intel Core i5 11400F
16949
Integer Math41 GOps/s57.7 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math32 GOps/s34.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search61 M primes/s51 M primes/s
Random String Sort15.8 M strings/s24.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption8.1 GB/s10.3 GB/s
Data Compression160.8 MB/s209.4 MB/s
Physics993 frames/s842 frames/s
Extended Instructions108 M matrices/s15 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
2712
Intel Core i5 11400F
2072
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i3 12100F
9372
Intel Core i5 11400F
8195
File Compression792.9 MB/s681.4 MB/s
Clang Compilation60.1 KLines/s59.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser204.1 pages/s169.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering263.7 MP/sec242 MP/sec
Text Processing267.7 pages/s201.4 pages/s
Background Blur48.6 frames/s42.5 frames/s
Photo Processing82.8 frames/s68.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing14.4 MP/sec13.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i3 12100F
106.99
Intel Core i5 11400F
133.53

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 161.6 PPW 126.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 242.1 PPW 260.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W n/a 8 PPW
Blender / W 1.84 PPW 2.05 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 4, 2022 March, 16, 2021
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake Rocket Lake
Model number i3-12100F i5-11400F
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 3.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.3 GHz 4.4 GHz
General
Cores count46
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier33x26x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1280 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 58 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 89 W n/a
Socket LGA-1700 LGA-1200
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 76.8 GB 50 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Results

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