Core i3-12100F vs Athlon II Neo K345

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	790
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon II Neo	no data
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	18 December 2010 (13 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	no data	$150

Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	2000 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	S1	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR3 memory controller, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	76.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II Neo K345 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	58 Watt

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