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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.","cpu_thread_count":"Total Threads 8. Intel Hyper-Threading Technology: Yes.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Max Turbo Frequency 4.30 GHz, equal to the Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency. Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 is No.","cpu_cache_l2_mb":"Total L2 Cache 5 MB.","cpu_cache_l3_mb":"12 MB Intel Smart Cache, which is the L3.","has_3d_vcache":"AMD technology. ARK lists only the 12 MB Smart Cache and no stacked cache.","cpu_base_power_w":"Processor Base Power 58 W. Club386 prints 60 W and ComputerBase and Tom's Hardware print 58 W. ARK wins.","max_turbo_power_w":"Maximum Turbo Power 89 W.","tjmax_c":"Max Operating Temperature 100 C. TJUNCTION 100 C.","memory_support":"Memory Types: Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s and up to DDR4 3200 MT/s. 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The box reads Discrete Graphics Required."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/ordering.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering codes: CM8071504651013 (tray, SRL63, H0), BX8071512100F (box, SRL63) and BXC8071512100F (China box, SRL63). All are package FC-LGA16A.","variants":"Box, China box and tray ordering codes from the ordering table. The ordering tab now shows $107 for the tray and $117 for the box. Those are current prices and not Intel's launch price, so they are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/132223/intel-core-i312100f-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-30-ghz/compatible.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["compatible_chipsets"],"notes":{"compatible_chipsets":"Compatible tab lists the Intel B760, H770 and Z790 chipsets (700 Series) and the W680, Q670, H610, H670, B660 and Z690 chipsets (600 Series)."}},{"url":"https://download.intel.com/newsroom/2021/manufacturing/12th-Gen-Intel-Core-PCIe.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cpu_pcie_lanes"],"notes":{"cpu_pcie_lanes":"Intel'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."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/processor-numbers.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cpu_unlocked"],"notes":{"cpu_unlocked":"Intel'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."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000089190/processors/intel-core-processors.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cooler_included","included_cooler_model","variants"],"notes":{"cooler_included":"Intel'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. 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Global terms with consumer-law exceptions outside the US."}},{"url":"https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Alder-Lake-S-Codename-277726/News/CES-Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-CPUs-1386605/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"PC Games Hardware, 4 January 2022: Intel introduced 22 new Alder Lake desktop processors at CES 2022, and the Core i3-12100F is among them.","launch_price_usd":"The 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."}},{"url":"https://www.club386.com/?p=7922","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Club386 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."}},{"url":"https://www.computerbase.de/2022-01/intel-core-i3-12100f-b660-test/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"ComputerBase review dated 12 January 2022 lists the chip with a $97 price and says it costs a little under 100 euros. The review shows the chip was on the market in January 2022."}},{"url":"https://ldlc.com/en/product/PB00473445.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"LDLC's shop page for BX8071512100F says the product was referenced on 4 Jan 2022, the day of Intel's CES announcement. A listing date is not a sales date."}},{"url":"https://www.buildcores.com/products/CPU/ap02hug8y/Intel-Core-i3-12100F","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins"],"notes":{"gtins":"Part 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."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/100-budget-cpu-shootout-ddr4","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["benchmark_cinebench_2024_single","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi","game_fps_measured","measured_cpu_sustained_power_w","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w","measured_cpu_idle_power_w"],"notes":{"benchmark_cinebench_2024_single":"Tom'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.","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi":"Cinebench 2024 multi-core chart, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 476 CB marks. Same test system.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_single":"Cinebench 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.","benchmark_cinebench_2026_multi":"Cinebench 2026 chart titled Multi-Core, bar Core i3-12100F - DDR4: 2,002 points. Same test system.","game_fps_measured":"Per-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_cpu_sustained_power_w":"Cinebench 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.","measured_cpu_gaming_power_w":"14 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.","measured_cpu_idle_power_w":"Idle 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."}}],"fields_filled":48,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}