Core i7-8700 vs i3-12100F
Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
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
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
October 2017
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k 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
i7-8700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
39.54k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
23.79k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
11.96k (x1.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
13.52k (x0.98)
TOTAL
75.01k
88.81k (x1.18)
Multithread
i7-8700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
148k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
123.08k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
52.73k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
16.67k (x2.01)
TOTAL
388.95k
340.49k (x0.88)
Performance/W
i7-8700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
5871 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8700
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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