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Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3120M 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 i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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) i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 6.46

Overall Rank:
3223rd fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2676th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
759th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $263.19 USD (2023-04-23)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1699
Single Thread Rating
1281

Samples: 1365*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,306
Thread: 1,288

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math7,382 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,780 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,650 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption299.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,854 KBytes/Sec
Physics221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,441 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,281 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2024.
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 i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2280894 - Dec 15 2024
1308
BL2275679 - Dec 13 2024
1904
BL2270828 - Dec 09 2024
1866
BL2270397 - Dec 09 2024
1851
BL2263006 - Dec 02 2024
1826
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
1,699
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,019 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,096 (+23.3%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,023 (+19.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,938 (+14.0%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,685 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,081 (+22.5%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,037 (+19.9%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,000 (+17.7%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,892 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,845 (+8.6%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,687 (-0.7%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,441 (-15.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,930
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
337