Core i3-12100 vs Pentium 967

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated815
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.20
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 October 2011 (12 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data
Current priceno data$143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed1.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1023FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt60 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA+no data
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSXno data+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 730
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported24
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 967 643
i3-12100 13558
+2009%

Core i3-12100 outperforms Pentium 967 by 2009% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 967 225
i3-12100 2150
+856%

Core i3-12100 outperforms Pentium 967 by 856% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 967 427
i3-12100 6868
+1508%

Core i3-12100 outperforms Pentium 967 by 1508% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2011 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 60 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium 967 and Core i3-12100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 967 is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100 is a desktop one.


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