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Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core i5-12600H

Intel Core 3 100U
47.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i5-12600H
47.2Inno Score
49.4Single-core51.3
33.6Multi-core43.5
75.3Efficiencyspec-based40.5
48.2iGPU50.4
45.9Platformspec-based53.8
5 spec wins — Intel Core 3 100U9 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12600H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: Intel Core 3 100U scores 47.1 against 47.2 for Intel Core i5-12600H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core i5-12600H edges ahead in multi-core and iGPU, 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 i5-12600H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 34
  • 125% higher Base clock: 2.7 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 2
  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4

General

General comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12600H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12600H
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 i5-12600H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12600H
Cores612+100%
Performance cores24+100%
Efficiency cores48+100%
Threads816+100%
Base clock1.2 GHz2.7 GHz+125%
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 i5-12600H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12600H
iGPUIntel Graphics (64 EU)Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80 EU)
iGPU clock1,250 MHz1,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12600H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12600H
Memory supportDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR5X-5200 / LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Intel Core 3 100U versus Intel Core i5-12600H
SpecIntel Core 3 100UIntel Core i5-12600H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,295Bottom 23%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,940Bottom 13%—
PassMark12,302Bottom 14%20,341+65%Bottom 45%
PassMark (single thread)3,459+1%Bottom 33%3,437Bottom 32%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,067Bottom 25%1,181+11%Bottom 28%

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