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Core i9-10940X vs i3-12100F


Description
The i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10940X gets a score of 1088.1 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 3.2 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
90675
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
14/28
4/8
TDP
165 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
14x32+14x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
14x1024 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
72.04k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
1088.11k points
340.49k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i9-10940X
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
29.75k
39.54k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
27.44k
23.79k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
11.96k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.05k
13.52k (x1.49)
TOTAL
72.04k
88.81k (x1.23)

Multithread

i9-10940X

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
485.37k
148k (x0.3)
Test#2 (FP)
472.7k
123.08k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.09k
52.73k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.95k
16.67k (x0.98)
TOTAL
1088.11k
340.49k (x0.31)

Performance/W
i9-10940X
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
2942 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2865 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
685 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
6595 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10940X
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6197 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5717 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1210 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1885 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
15009 points/GHz
20652 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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