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Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i5-1240P

Intel Core 3 100U
47Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i5-1240P
48Inno Score
49.4Single-core51.5
33.6Multi-core39.2
75.3Efficiencyspec-based60.2
45.9Platformspec-based50.7
5 spec wins — Intel Core 3 100U9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 3 100U scores 47 against 48 for Intel Core i5-1240P. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i5-1240P edges ahead in multi-core and single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 100U

  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1240P

  • Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 34
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

General

General comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-1240P
Announced20242022
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W+46%28 W
Max TDP55 W64 W+16%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-1240P
Cores612+100%
Performance cores24+100%
Efficiency cores48+100%
Threads816+100%
Base clock1.2 GHz1.7 GHz+42%
Boost clock4.7 GHz+7%4.4 GHz
L3 cache10 MB12 MB+20%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-1240P
iGPUIntel Graphics (64 EU)Intel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,250 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-1240P
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-1240P
Geekbench 6 (single)2,295+4%Bottom 35%2,209Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,940Bottom 19%10,364+49%Bottom 41%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,475Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,274Bottom 25%
PassMark12,302Bottom 22%15,707+28%Bottom 33%

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