i3-12100F vs i3-7120T

Celeron G3930 Core i3-7100 Core i3-7100T Core i5-7400 Core i5-7500 Core i5-7500T Core i5-7600 Core i5-7600K Core i7-7700 Core i7-7700K Pentium G4560 Pentium G4600
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Core i3-6100 Core i3-7100 Core i3-10100 Core i3-10100F Core i3-10105 Core i3-10105F Core i3-12100 Core i3-12100F Core i3-13100 Core i3-13100F Core i3-14100 Core i3-14100F

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i3-7120T i3-7120T
i3-12100F i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7120T and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated859
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data14.49
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date17 July 2017 (7 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7120T 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 speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7120T 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
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7120T 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 i3-7120T 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 i3-7120T and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7120T and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7120T and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 58 Watt

i3-7120T has 65.7% lower power consumption.

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

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7120T and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

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