Intel Core i3-13300 vs Intel Core i3-12100

Processor comparisons   01-02-2023
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-13300 vs Intel Core i3-12100 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Furmark, PassMark, RealBench, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, SuperPi, VeraCrypt, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Valheim
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Overwatch
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12100 or Intel Core i3-13300.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-13300

59%

Core i3-12100

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i3-13300 is 5% better than Core i3-12100. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-13300

54%

Core i3-12100

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.3	96.0
Valorant	109.4	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	61.3	61.1
Apex Legends	102.8	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	82.0	81.8
Overwatch	88.6	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.5	75.3
DOOM Eternal	54.7	54.6
Warzone	85.3	85.1
Assassin's Creed	91.9	91.7
Valheim	90.8	90.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-13300

95%

Core i3-12100

96%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-12100 is more energy efficient than the Core i3-13300 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 60W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12100
Cinbench 15 Single-core	296	267
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2849	1958
Cinbench 20 Single-core	477	642
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6299	4447
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1615	1503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18070	14658

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core	1479	3516
Multi-Core	30781	20521

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core	1858	1740
Multi-Core	8100	7859

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-13300	Intel Core i3-12100
Announcement date	January 19, 2023	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1744
Core name	Raptor Lake	Alder Lake-U
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	13	12
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	1 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate	14 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12400 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	60 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-13300 is 66% better than Core i3-12100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i3-13300 has 4 more core than Core i3-12100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-13300 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12100 is better: 7
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-13300 and Intel Core i3-12100 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i3-13300 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-13300 specs and review.

Intel Core i3-12100 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-12100 specs and review.

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