Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i9-10900X

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Core i3-13100F compared with Core i9-10900X

	IntelCore i3-13100F	IntelCore i9-10900X
Overview
Released
Released	January 2023	2019
Cores and clocks
Cores
Cores	4 (4 performance, 0 efficiency)	10 (better)
Threads
Threads	8	20 (better)
Base clock
Base clock	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock
Boost clock	4.5 GHz	4.7 GHz (better)
L3 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	19.25 MB (better)
Cores
Cores	Four P-cores and no E-cores; Hyper-Threading supported.	Cascade Lake-X; Hyper-Threading and an unlocked multiplier, confirmed by Intel’s exact-model family product brief.
Clocks
Clocks	CPU multiplier locked (Intel support). Current Intel specifications list 110 W maximum turbo power; the January 2023 maker launch table and Tom's Hardware list 89 W. ComputerBase also reports 110 W.	Turbo Boost Max 3.0 up to 4.70 GHz on the preferred cores; ordinary Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 4.50 GHz. Intel targeted November 2019 availability, but first actual sale was not established in the bounded source pass; conservative year precision is retained.
Cache
Cache	12 MB Intel Smart Cache (L3); 5 MB total L2.	19.25 MB Intel Smart Cache; Intel’s exact-model product-brief table identifies it as L3 cache.
Graphics and AI
Built-in graphics
Built-in graphics	No	No
Graphics
Graphics	No integrated graphics; a separate graphics card is required (Intel support).	No processor graphics, explicitly confirmed by Intel’s exact-model support table.
AI engine
AI engine	Intel Gaussian & Neural Accelerator 3.0; Intel Deep Learning Boost on CPU supported.	Intel Deep Learning Boost provides CPU inference instructions; this is not a separate NPU.
Platform
Socket
Socket	LGA1700	LGA2066
Base power
Base power	58 W	165 W
Maximum power
Maximum power	110 W	–
Unlocked
Unlocked	No	Yes
Cooler in the box
Cooler in the box	Yes	No
Memory support
Memory support	Current Intel specifications support up to 192 GB; two channels; DDR5-4800 or DDR4-3200; 76.8 GB/s maximum bandwidth. The January 2023 launch table lists 128 GB.	Up to 256 GB; four channels of DDR4-2933; 94 GB/s maximum published bandwidth; no ECC.
PCIe
PCIe	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0; 20 CPU lanes, configured as 1×16+4 or 2×8+4; DMI 4.0 ×8.	48 CPU lanes; PCIe 3.0. The 72-lane family platform figure includes chipset lanes.
Chipsets
Chipsets	–	Intel X299; LGA2066.
Process
Process	Intel 7; marketed as Raptor Lake. ComputerBase identifies the H0 Alder Lake die used by the Core i3-12100F. 45 × 37.5 mm package; 100°C maximum junction temperature.	14 nm; Cascade Lake-X.
Cooler
Cooler	Boxed retail processor includes Intel Laminar RM1 (Intel support).	Intel explicitly excludes a fan and heatsink from the boxed product. Intel’s support article confirms solder thermal interface material for this exact model; published junction limit 94°C.