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

• 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

• Embedded Options Available: No

• 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

• Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator3.0
• Intel® Thread DirectorNo
• Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)Yes
• Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡Yes
• Intel® Speed Shift TechnologyYes
• Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ^‡No
• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡2.0
• Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡Yes
• Intel® 64 ^‡Yes
• Instruction Set64-bit
• Instruction Set ExtensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
• Idle StatesYes
• Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechnologyYes
• Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYes
• Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)Yes

• Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) ^‡Yes
• Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement TechnologyYes
• Intel® AES New InstructionsYes
• Secure KeyYes
• Intel® OS GuardYes
• Execute Disable Bit ^‡Yes
• Intel® Boot GuardYes
• 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

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