Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-2120

Core i3-12100F vs Core i3-2120 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i3-12100F performs better than the Core i3-2120. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-2120 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i3-12100F has significantly more cores than the Core i3-2120. Indeed, the Core i3-12100F has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-2120. It also has more threads than the Core i3-2120. According to our data, the Core i3-12100F and Core i3-2120 have the same clock speed. A Core i3-12100F CPU outputs less heat than a Core i3-2120 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

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 i3-12100F has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.