i3-12100F vs i3-7007U

Core i3-7020U Core i3-7100U Core i5-7200U Core i5-7300U Core i7-7500U Core i7-7600U
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Core i3-12100 Core i3-12100F Core i5-12400 Core i5-12400F Core i5-12500 Core i7-12700 Core i7-12700F

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i3-7007U i3-7007U
i3-12100F i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated867
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data14.47
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateno dataJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7007U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7007U 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7007U 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 620no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 58 Watt

i3-7007U has 286.7% lower power consumption.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-7007U is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7007U and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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