i3-12100F vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+125%
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
8.87

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Core i3-12100F by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284867
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency29.1214.47
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G 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 configuration11
SocketAM5FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G 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 Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780Mno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 20.00
+125%
i3-12100F 8.87

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31772
+125%
i3-12100F 14096

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 2665
+19.1%
i3-12100F 2238

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 13756
+84.5%
i3-12100F 7455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 8.87
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 125.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 12.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-12100F in performance tests.


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