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Intel Core i3-12100F

IntelDesktop CPU

Core i3-12100F

Released January 2022.1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Launch Date Q1'22. Intel's CES 2022 announcement was on 4 January 2022. ComputerBase reviewed the chip on 12 January 2022 and Club386 on 14 February 2022. The exact first retail date of the 12100F was not found, so the month is approximate. Last checked 15 October 2026.

Cores
4
Max boost clock
4.3GHz
L3 cache
12MB
Socket or package
LGA1700

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General

Series
Core 12th Gen1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Product Collection row: 12th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors, stored as Core 12th Gen like the other 12th Gen desktop chips.
Model numbers
BX8071512100F, BXC8071512100F, CM80715046510132Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/ordering.htmlRead 15 October 2026Ordering codes: CM8071504651013 (tray, SRL63, H0), BX8071512100F (box, SRL63) and BXC8071512100F (China box, SRL63). All are package FC-LGA16A.
GTIN / EAN
73585850442312Spec databasebuildcores.com/products/CPU/ap02hug8y/Intel-Core-i3-12100FRead 15 October 2026Part number BX8071512100F with UPC 735858504423 and EANs 5032037238731 and 5032037238748. Retailer sites list the two EANs for the same part number and disagree on which is right, and both retailer pages returned 403, so only the UPC is stored.
Announced
4 January 20228Press articlepcgameshardware.de/Alder-Lake-S-Codename-277726/News/CES-Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-CPUs-1386605Read 15 October 2026PC Games Hardware, 4 January 2022: Intel introduced 22 new Alder Lake desktop processors at CES 2022, and the Core i3-12100F is among them.
Status
Available1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Marketing Status: Launched. The ordering tab shows no discontinuance notice.
Predecessor
Not available
Successor
Not available
Launch price (US)
$978Press articlepcgameshardware.de/Alder-Lake-S-Codename-277726/News/CES-Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-CPUs-1386605Read 15 October 2026The article gives 97 US dollars for the Core i3-12100F. Club386's review calls $97 the MSRP and ComputerBase's January 2022 review lists $97 in its spec table. It is Intel's recommended price for a tray processor in US dollars, excluding tax. The article does not call the figure a recommended customer price. Street prices at launch were higher, for example a $109.99 Best Buy listing in a December 2021 leak, and those are not stored.9Reviewclub386.comRead 15 October 2026Club386 review of 14 February 2022: the table and text give a $97 MSRP. The review header gives $99, which is a street price and is not stored.
Launch price (EU)
Not available
Markets
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Colours
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Segment
Desktop1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Vertical Segment: Desktop.
Instruction set
x86-641Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Instruction Set: 64-bit. Intel's 64-bit processors are x86-64.
Codename
Alder Lake1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Code Name row reads Products formerly Alder Lake. The ordering tab lists stepping H0.
CPU process (as published)
Intel 71Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Lithography row: Intel 7.
CPU process node
10nm1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Intel 7 is stored as 10 nm, the nm class of Intel 7. Intel prints no nm figure.
AVX-512
No1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Instruction Set Extensions lists Intel SSE4.1, SSE4.2 and AVX2 only.

Cores and clocks

Core configuration
Core typeCountCoreBase clock (GHz)Max clock (GHz)
Performance4Golden Cove3.34.3
Source1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Total Cores 4, Performance-cores 4, Efficient-cores 0. Performance-core Base Frequency 3.30 GHz and Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency 4.30 GHz. ARK names no core architecture. The core name Golden Cove comes from Tom's Hardware's $100 CPU shootout, which says the chip has four Golden Cove P-cores and no E-cores.
Cores
4
Cores labelled performance
4
Cores labelled efficiency
0
Threads
81Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Total Threads 8. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology: Yes.
Max boost clock
4.3GHz1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max Turbo Frequency 4.30 GHz, equal to the Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is No.
Unlocked for overclocking
No5Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.htmlRead 15 October 2026Intel's processor numbers page defines the K suffix as high performance, unlocked and the F suffix as requires discrete graphics. The 12100F has no K.

Cache

L2 cache
5MB1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Total L2 Cache 5 MB.
L3 cache
12MB1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 202612 MB Intel Smart Cache, which is the L3.
AMD 3D V-Cache
No1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026AMD technology. ARK lists only the 12 MB Smart Cache and no stacked cache.

Power and thermals

Base power (TDP)
58W1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Processor Base Power 58 W. Club386 prints 60 W and ComputerBase and Tom's Hardware print 58 W. ARK wins.
Max turbo power
89W1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Maximum Turbo Power 89 W.
Configurable power range
Not available
Max operating temperature
100°C1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max Operating Temperature 100 C. TJUNCTION 100 C.

Memory

Memory support
Memory typeMax speed (MT/s)
DDR54,800
DDR43,200
Source1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Memory Types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s and up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. ARK names no module type, rank or configuration, so those keys are left out.
Max memory speed (official)
4,800MT/s
Memory channels
21Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max # of Memory Channels: 2.
Memory bandwidth (claimed)
76.8GB/s1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s.
Max memory
128GB1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type): 128 GB. ARK has no ECC Memory Supported row, so ECC support is left out.
ECC memory support
Not available

Platform

Socket or package
LGA17001Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026Sockets Supported: FCLGA1700. Stored without the FC prefix.
Compatible chipsets
Intel B760, Intel H770, Intel Z790, Intel W680, Intel Q670, Intel H610, Intel H670, Intel B660, Intel Z6903Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/compatible.htmlRead 15 October 2026Compatible tab lists the Intel B760, H770 and Z790 chipsets (700 Series) and the W680, Q670, H610, H670, B660 and Z690 chipsets (600 Series).
CPU PCIe lanes
PCIe generationLanes
516
44
Source1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0, Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20, configurations up to 1x16+4 and 2x8+4. The Gen 5 and Gen 4 split comes from Intel's 12th Gen PCI Express document.4Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.intel.com/newsroom/2021/manufacturing/12th-Gen-Intel-Core-PCIe.pdfRead 15 October 2026Intel's 12th Gen PCI Express document: Alder Lake desktop has up to 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes, and separate PCIe 4.0 lanes of up to 4 for an SSD. All lanes connect directly to the processor. Together with ARK's 20 lanes and its 5.0 and 4.0 revisions this gives 16 plus 4. The PCH lanes are not counted.
CPU PCIe lanes in total
20
Highest PCIe generation
5
Native USB ports
Not available
Native USB4 or Thunderbolt
Not available

Integrated graphics

Integrated graphics
No1Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/specifications.htmlRead 15 October 2026ARK has no processor graphics rows for the 12100F. Intel's processor numbers page says the F suffix requires discrete graphics. The box reads Discrete Graphics Required.
Integrated GPU
Not available
GPU cores
Not available
Max GPU clock
Not available
Max displays
Not available
DisplayPort version
Not available
HDMI version
Not available
Hardware video encode
Not available
Hardware video decode
Not available

NPU

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NPU performance
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Total AI performance
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Measured performance

Cinebench 2024 single-core
100.2points13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Tom's Hardware, $100 CPU Shootout of 23 May 2026. Cinebench 2024 single-core chart, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 100.2 CB marks. Test system: MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wi-Fi DDR4, 4x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 with XMP or DOCP, Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB 360 mm AIO, Windows 11 Pro, open bench, VBS off, Resizable BAR on, automatic boosting features off. The shootout lists the chip as a $90 part. Application tests use an RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition as display output. The values were read from the chart image.
Cinebench 2024 multi-core
476points13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Cinebench 2024 multi-core chart, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 476 CB marks. Same test system.
Cinebench 2026 single-thread
408points13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Cinebench 2026 chart titled Single-Core, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 408 points. Tom's does not say whether it is the Single Thread or Single Core test. The chip has Hyper-Threading. It is stored as single-thread like the other cpu products. Same test system.
Cinebench 2026 multi-core
2,002points13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Cinebench 2026 chart titled Multi-Core, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 2,002 points. Same test system.
Geekbench 6 single-core
Not available
Geekbench 6 multi-core
Not available
Game frame rates
GameGraphics cardWidth (px)Height (px)PresetAverage FPS1 % low FPS
Baldur's Gate 3NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra76.253
Borderlands 4NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Very High66.748
Crimson DesertNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra86.257
Counter-Strike 2NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra292.8140
Cyberpunk 2077NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra65.846
DOOM: The Dark AgesNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra100.963
F1 2024NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra111.878
Far Cry 6NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra115.185
Final Fantasy XIVNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra97.364
Flight Simulator 2024NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra77.165
Hitman 3NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra149.5121
Marvel RivalsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra92.963
Spider-Man 2NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Very High118.995
StarfieldNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition19201080Ultra6552
Source13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Per-game charts at 1920x1080 with average and 1 percent low bars, bar Core i3-12100F (RTX 5090, DDR4). Presets are those in the chart subtitles: Very High for Borderlands 4 and Spider-Man 2, Ultra for the rest. The Flight Simulator chart is titled Flight Simulator 24. Tom's text says DOOM: The Dark Ages has always-on ray tracing. Upscaling is not stated. The chip has no APO or iBOT support. The article also tests the chip with an Asus Dual RTX 4060 8GB, which is not stored. Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founder's Edition. Test system: MSI MPG Z690 Edge Wi-Fi DDR4, 4x8 GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4-3200 with XMP or DOCP, Corsair iCue Link H150i RGB 360 mm AIO, Windows 11 Pro, open bench, VBS off, Resizable BAR on, automatic boosting features off. This is a separate DDR4 test run, with other games than Tom's DDR5 pool for some other cpu products.

Measured power and temperature

CPU power in multi-thread load (measured)
70W13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Cinebench 2024 multi-core render chart, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, average 70 W. The chart title reads Higher is better, which is a label error for watts. EPS12V is measured at the board input, so it includes some VRM loss. Same test system as the game results.
CPU power while gaming (measured)
42.1W13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 202614 Game CPU Power Geomean chart: 42.1 W average CPU power at 1920x1080 with variable High and Ultra settings, RTX 5090 Founders Edition, DDR4. The chart does not name the measurement method. The same chart shows 38.7 W with the RTX 4060 8GB, which is not stored. The geomean includes the ray-traced DOOM: The Dark Ages. The chip has no APO or iBOT support.
CPU power at idle (measured)
16W13Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4Read 15 October 2026Idle Power Consumption chart, EPS12V measured with HWiNFO and Benchlab, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 16 W. True idle. Tom's separate active idle with YouTube playback is not stored. Same test system.
CPU temperature in stress test
Not available
All-core clock in stress test
Not available

In the box

Cooler in the box
Yes6Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089190/processors/intel-core-processors.htmlRead 15 October 2026Intel's Laminar RM1 article says the cooler is shipped with the box for the listed 12th, 13th and 14th Gen boxed processors. The 12th Gen list names i7-12700, i7-12700F, i5-12600, i5-12500, i5-12400, i5-12400F, i3-12100 and i3-12100F. Tray processors have no cooler. Tom's Hardware also says the chip comes with the Laminar RM1.
Included cooler
Intel Laminar RM16Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089190/processors/intel-core-processors.htmlRead 15 October 2026Cooler named Intel Laminar RM1.

Warranty

Manufacturer warranty (source market)
3years7Maker product pageintel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000024255/processors.htmlRead 15 October 2026Intel's warranty policy: Intel generally offers a three-year limited warranty with boxed processors. Some boxed models get one year and the page does not list them, and it does not name the i3-12100F. Tray processors are covered by the seller or the OEM. Global terms with consumer-law exceptions outside the US.

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Model numberGTINMarketsCooler in the boxIncluded cooler
BX8071512100F735858504423Not availableYesIntel Laminar RM1
BXC8071512100FNot availableCNNot availableNot available
CM8071504651013Not availableNot availableNoNot available

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