i3-12100F vs Sempron X2 2300

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE Athlon 64 X2 5800+ Athlon X2 4050e Athlon X2 4450e Athlon X2 4850e Athlon X2 5050e Athlon X2 BE-2300 Athlon X2 BE-2350 Athlon X2 BE-2400 Sempron X2 2100 Sempron X2 2200 Sempron X2 2300
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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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Sempron X2 2300 Sempron X2 2300
i3-12100F i3-12100F

Primary details

Comparing Sempron X2 2300 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated860
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data14.49
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Sempron X2 2300 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)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size118 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors221 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Sempron X2 2300 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 configuration21
SocketAM2FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron X2 2300 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)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-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Sempron X2 2300 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 Sempron X2 2300 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 Sempron X2 2300 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron X2 2300 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 58 Watt

i3-12100F has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 12.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Sempron X2 2300 and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

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