| ESSENTIALS | 
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| Product Collection | 12th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors | 
| Code Name | Products formerly Alder Lake        | 
| Vertical Segment | Desktop                | 
| Processor Number | i3-12100              | 
| Lithography | Intel 7    | 
| CPU SPECIFICATIONS | 
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| 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 | 60 W       | 
| Maximum Turbo Power | 89 W       | 
| MEMORY SPECIFICATIONS | 
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| 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             | 
| PROCESSOR GRAPHICS | 
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| Processor Graphics* | Intel® UHD Graphics 730                | 
| Graphics Base Frequency | 300 MHz               | 
| Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency | 1.40 GHz               | 
| Graphics Output | eDP 1.4b, DP 1.4a, HDMI 2.1        | 
| Execution Units | 24            | 
| Max Resolution (HDMI)* | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz        | 
| Max Resolution (DP)* | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz        | 
| Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)* | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz     | 
| DirectX Support | 12            | 
| OpenGL Support | 4.5          | 
| Multi-Format Codec Engines | 1              | 
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | Yes           | 
| Intel® Clear Video HD   Technology | Yes           | 
| # of Displays Supported* | 4              | 
| Device ID | 0x4692  | 
| OpenCL Support | 2.1          | 
| EXPANSION OPTIONS | 
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| 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 | 
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| Max CPU Configuration | 1              | 
| Thermal Solution Specification | PCG 2020C          | 
| T JUNCTION | 100°C     | 
| Package Size | 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm         | 
| ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES | 
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| 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 | 
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| Intel® AES New Instructions | Yes           | 
| Secure Key | Yes           | 
| Intel® OS Guard | Yes           | 
| Execute Disable Bit* | Yes           | 
| Intel® Boot Guard | Yes           | 
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBE) | Yes           | 
| Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology | Yes           |