intel core i3 12100 vs intel core i7 8700k

Intel Core i3 12100
VS
Intel Core i7 8700K
Intel Core i3 12100
Intel Core i7 8700K

We compared two CPUs Intel Core i3 12100 (Desktop) 4-cores against Intel Core i7 8700K (Desktop) 6-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between Intel Core i3 12100 and Intel Core i7 8700K
Advantages of Intel Core i3 12100
  • Newer released 5 years later
  • Consumes up to 37% less energy than the Intel Core i7 8700K – 60 vs 95 Watt
  • Around 35.2 GB/s (46%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14
Advantages of Intel Core i7 8700K
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.3 GHz)
  • Unlocked multiplier

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
core i3 12100 +28%
1676
core i7 8700k
1215
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
core i3 12100 +23%
3581
core i7 8700k
2773
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
core i3 12100 +3%
14389
core i7 8700k
13955
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
core i3 12100 +27%
1716
core i7 8700k
1252
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

Specifications

Full technical specification of core i3 12100 and core i7 8700k

General

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 4 2022 January 5 2017
Type Desktop Desktop
instruction set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Alder Lake-S Coffee Lake-S
Socket FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630

Performance

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Base Frequency 3.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1.25 MB (per core) 256K (per core)
L3 Cache 12 MB (shared) 12288 KB
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Power

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Fabrication process Intel 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 W 95 W
Max. temperature 100°C 100°C

Memory support

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Memory types DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 DDR3, DDR4
Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max. Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

iGPU

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 730 Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1.4 MHz 1.2 MHz
Shading Units 192 192
TMUs 48 24
ROPs 24 3
Execution Units 24
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
core i3 12100
0.35 TFLOPS
core i7 8700k
0.38 TFLOPS

Misc

Intel Core i3 12100 Intel Core i7 8700K
Official site Intel Core i3 12100 official page Intel Core i7 8700K official page
PCI Express Version 3
PCI Express Lanes 20 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 8700K or Intel Core i3 12100?