Intel Core i9 12900 vs Intel Core i3 6100
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Alder Lake-S
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Core i9 (Alder Lake-S)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
-
i3-6100
Package
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
51 W
Peak Operating Temperature
72 °C
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Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
215 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA16A
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
2
Total Thread Count
24
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
37x
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1.25 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
3 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
64 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
16
Extended Instruction Set
-
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1050 MHz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,988
1,003
Cinebench R23
26,454
2,565
Geekbench 6
2,727
1,146
Geekbench 6
13,396
2,487
Blender
183
40
Geekbench 5
-
924
Geekbench 5
-
2,023
Passmark CPU
-
2,192
Passmark CPU
-
4,140