i3-12100 vs i5-9500F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9500F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.25
Core i3-12100
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 60 Watt
8.57
+37.1%

Core i3-12100 outperforms Core i5-9500F by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1082889
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.44no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency9.0913.51
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.4 GHz
Execution Units-24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9500F and Core i3-12100.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-9500F 6.25
i3-12100 8.57
+37.1%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-9500F 9930
i3-12100 13610
+37.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-9500F 1505
i3-12100 2164
+43.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-9500F 5161
i3-12100 6830
+32.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.25 8.57
Recency 23 April 2019 4 January 2022
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 60 Watt

i5-9500F has 50% more physical cores.

i3-12100, on the other hand, has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more threads, and 8.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-12100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9500F in performance tests.


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