i3-12100F vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
8.87
+404%

Core i3-12100F outperforms Pentium G4500 by a whopping 404% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2031868
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.2614.46
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 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)
Performance-coresno data4
Threads28
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size150 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 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)51 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 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

Pentium G4500 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 Pentium G4500 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 Pentium G4500 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Core i3-12100F.

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.

Pentium G4500 1.76
i3-12100F 8.87
+404%

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.

Pentium G4500 2797
i3-12100F 14096
+404%

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.

Pentium G4500 705
i3-12100F 2238
+217%

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.

Pentium G4500 1142
i3-12100F 7455
+553%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 8.87
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium G4500 has 13.7% lower power consumption.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has a 404% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4500 in performance tests.


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