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Core i5-8500 vs i3-12100F


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-12100F is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2018
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k 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
i5-8500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
39.54k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
23.79k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
11.96k (x2.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
13.52k (x1.15)
TOTAL
69.09k
88.81k (x1.29)

Multithread

i5-8500

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
148k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
123.08k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
52.73k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
16.67k (x3.98)
TOTAL
307.52k
340.49k (x1.11)

Performance/W
i5-8500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 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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