Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

Core i3-12100 vs Core Ultra 7 256V benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 256V performs better than the Core i3-12100. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-12100 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 256V has significantly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Core i3-12100 that has 4 cores. But they both have the same number of threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i3-12100 has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 7 256V. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 256V has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i3-12100 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.