Intel Core i3 12100F vs Intel Xeon 656
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i3-12100F
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1700
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
58 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
98°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
20
Performance Core Threads
8
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
20
Total Thread Count
8
40
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
29.0
L1 Cache
80 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,636
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Cinebench R23
8,443
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Geekbench 6
2,168
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Geekbench 5
1,666
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Geekbench 6
7,195
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Geekbench 5
6,314
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Blender
125
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Passmark CPU
3,477
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Passmark CPU
14,269
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