i3-12100F vs Atom C3850

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data14.50
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$323no data

Detailed specifications

Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache672 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size256 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version35.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 58 Watt

Atom C3850 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 132% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3850 and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3850 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


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