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Core i3-9100 vs i3-12100F


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-12100F is 1.5 times faster than the i3-9100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k 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
i3-9100
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
39.54k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
23.79k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
11.96k (x2.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
13.52k (x1.6)
TOTAL
66.74k
88.81k (x1.33)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
148k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
123.08k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
52.73k (x2.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
16.67k (x3.65)
TOTAL
229.2k
340.49k (x1.49)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 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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