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Core i7-12700 vs i3-12100F


Description
Both models i7-12700 and i3-12100F are based on Alder Lake architecture.

Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700 gets a score of 698.3 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700 is 2.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
90675
Core
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
12/20
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
104.01k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
698.34k 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
i7-12700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
48.39k
39.54k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
26.92k
23.79k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.37k
11.96k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.34k
13.52k (x0.88)
TOTAL
104.01k
88.81k (x0.85)

Multithread

i7-12700

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
415.67k
148k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
158.57k
123.08k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.37k
52.73k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.72k
16.67k (x1.13)
TOTAL
698.34k
340.49k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i7-12700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6395 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2440 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1683 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
226 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
10744 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
9876 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5493 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2728 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3131 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
21227 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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