Essentials
Product Collection
12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Code Name
Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number
i3-12100F
Status
Launched
Launch Date
Q1'22
Lithography
Intel 7
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet

CPU Specifications
Total Cores
4
# of Performance-cores
4
# of Efficient-cores
0
Total Threads
8
Max Turbo Frequency
4.30 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
4.30 GHz
Performance-core Base Frequency
3.30 GHz
Cache
12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Total L2 Cache
5 MB
Processor Base Power
58 W
Maximum Turbo Power
89 W

Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available
No
Datasheet
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB
Memory Types
Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s
Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max # of Memory Channels
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s

Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision
4.0
Max # of DMI Lanes
8
Scalability
1S Only
PCI Express Revision
5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
20

Package Specifications
Sockets Supported
FCLGA1700, FCBGA1700
Max CPU Configuration
1
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2020C
TJUNCTION
100°C
Package Size
45.0 mm x 37.5 mm

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator
3.0
Intel® Thread Director
No
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)
Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡
Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡
No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes
Intel® 64 ‡
Yes
Instruction Set
64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Idle States
Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Yes

Security & Reliability
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes
Secure Key
Yes
Intel® OS Guard
Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)
Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
Yes