Intel Core i7 12700KF vs Intel Core i3 12100F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2021
Jan 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-S
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
i3-12100F
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
10 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
LGA-1700
Power Consumption
125 W
58 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
20
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
33x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1280 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,944
1,636
Cinebench R23
22,801
8,443
Geekbench 6
2,790
2,168
Geekbench 5
2,031
1,666
Geekbench 6
15,374
7,195
Geekbench 5
14,961
6,314
Cinebench 2024
114
-
Blender
349
125
Passmark CPU
4,020
3,477
Passmark CPU
34,419
14,269