Core 2 Duo E8235 vs Core i3-12100F
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-12100F outperforms Core 2 Duo E8235 by a whopping 1276% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1109 | 3093 |
| Place by popularity | 6 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 5.81 | 0.56 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | January 2022 (4 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $97 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Performance-cores | 4 | no data |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 6 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 163 mm2 | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 44 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-12100F and Core 2 Duo E8235.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.98 | 0.58 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 58 Watt | 44 Watt |
i3-12100F has a 1275.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Core 2 Duo E8235, on the other hand, has 31.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo E8235 in performance tests.
Note that Core i3-12100F is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo E8235 is a notebook one.
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