Essentials
Product Collection: 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Code Name: Products formerly Alder Lake
Vertical Segment: Desktop
Processor Number: i3-12100F
Lithography: Intel 7

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: Cache5 MB
Processor Base Power: 58 W
Maximum Turbo Power: 89 W

Supplemental Information
Marketing Status: Launched
Launch Date: Q1'22
Embedded Options Available: No

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 Band: width 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
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® 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® Standard Manageability (ISM)‡: Yes
Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology: Yes
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® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡: Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡: Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡: Yes