PRO A10-8770E vs i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	867	1973
Place by popularity	5	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	14.49	5.16
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	January 2022 (2 years ago)	October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	28 nm
Die size	163 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Switchable graphics	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

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n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-12100F and PRO A10-8770E.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.88	1.91
Threads	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt

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