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Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i5-12500H

Intel Core 3 100U
47Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i5-12500H
48.4Inno Score
49.4Single-core55.3
33.6Multi-core44.1
75.3Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU50.3
45.9Platformspec-based53.8
5 spec wins — Intel Core 3 100U9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 3 100U scores 47 against 48.4 for Intel Core i5-12500H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i5-12500H 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

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • Stronger single-core score: 55 vs 49
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 34
  • 108% higher Base clock: 2.5 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2

General

General comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20242022
Process10 nm10 nm
Base TDP15 W+67%45 W
Max TDP55 W95 W+73%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores612+100%
Performance cores24+100%
Efficiency cores48+100%
Threads816+100%
Base clock1.2 GHz2.5 GHz+108%
Boost clock4.7 GHz+4%4.5 GHz
L3 cache10 MB18 MB+80%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12500H
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 i5-12500H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,295+2%Bottom 35%2,250Bottom 32%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,940Bottom 19%10,500+51%Bottom 42%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,655Bottom 46%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—13,500Top 45%
PassMark12,302Bottom 22%20,236+64%Top 49%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,175Bottom 44%

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