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Intel Core i3-12100

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-12100 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core i3-12100 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-12100

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 60 W

TDP Up: 89 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100, 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12100

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 99.95

Overall Rank:
1231st fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
551st fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
397th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $122.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
12194
Single Thread Rating
3174

Samples: 2197*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12100

Integer Math35,645 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,038 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers49 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,253 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,224 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression142,565 KBytes/Sec
Physics781 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions9,733 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,174 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2709047 - Jun 20 2025
3794
BL2709020 - Jun 20 2025
8407
BL2709008 - Jun 20 2025
8407
BL2709005 - Jun 20 2025
4932
BL2708929 - Jun 20 2025
4690
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100
12,194
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,518 (+2.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i3-12100
9,218 (-24.4%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100
14,352 (+17.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,164 (+8.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,597 (+3.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i3-12100
9,745 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100
14,034 (+15.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,893 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,695 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,165 (+8.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,032 (+6.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,271 (+0.6%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i3-12100
1,747