Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-2125 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.
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Is the Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2125 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 13.49

Overall Rank:
3189th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2314th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
939th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $154.99 USD (2022-10-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2090

Single Thread Rating

1573

Samples: 106*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,081
Thread: 1,677

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	10,063 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,746 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,534 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	351.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,866 KBytes/Sec
Physics	278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,941 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,573 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,303
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,019
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,150
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,169
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz		2,090

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.02
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.66
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.20
Intel Core i9-13900K		130.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.24
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz		13.49
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 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz		1,573

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2256243 - Nov 26 2024		2147
BL2042440 - Mar 05 2024		2151
BL2022727 - Feb 12 2024		2006
BL1924916 - Oct 15 2023		2091
BL1791131 - Apr 10 2023		2049

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz		2,090
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,443 (+16.9%)
AMD A6-3650 APU vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,090 (0.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,457 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-2125		1,625 (-22.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,839 (+35.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,490 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i3-3225 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,263 (+8.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core i3-2125		2,071 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i3-3220T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-2125		1,947 (-6.9%)
AMD Athlon 5350 APU vs Intel Core i3-2125		1,804 (-13.7%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-2125		1,712 (-18.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs Intel Core i3-2125		1,633 (-21.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,485
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,662
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,518
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz		420

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