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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: 110.00

Overall Rank:
1041st fastest in multithreading out of 4985 CPUs
358th fastest in single threading out of 4985 CPUs
335th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
13420
Single Thread Rating
3403

Samples: 1337*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12100

Integer Math39,779 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math31,089 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers54 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,270 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,866 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression156,220 KBytes/Sec
Physics862 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,558 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,403 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,821
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,388
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,065
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,572
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,214
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,617
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,149
Intel Core i3-12100
13,420
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.89
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
170.48
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.89
Intel Core i3-12100
110.00
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.10
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
Intel Core i3-12100
3,403
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2403596 - Feb 10 2025
5267
BL2403556 - Feb 10 2025
12652
BL2403519 - Feb 10 2025
6124
BL2403403 - Feb 10 2025
5208
BL2403352 - Feb 10 2025
6039
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100
13,420
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
11,581 (-13.7%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100
14,509 (+8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,169 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,604 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,602 (-6.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i3-12100
16,126 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100
14,073 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,507 (+0.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
13,034 (-2.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12100
12,275 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
11,015 (-17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i3-12100
16,144 (+20.3%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,195
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,865
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,638
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,311
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,048
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
Intel Core i3-12100
1,907