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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: 6.45

Overall Rank:
3216th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2669th fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
759th fastest in out of 1435 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1697
Single Thread Rating
1281

Samples: 1359*
*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 Math7,378 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,778 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,651 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption298.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,854 KBytes/Sec
Physics221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,439 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,281 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th 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
BL2270828 - Dec 09 2024
1866
BL2270397 - Dec 09 2024
1851
BL2263006 - Dec 02 2024
1826
BL2253372 - Nov 23 2024
1657
BL2248250 - Nov 17 2024
873
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 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
1,697
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,015 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,094 (+23.4%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,022 (+19.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,938 (+14.2%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,688 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,077 (+22.4%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
2,037 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,998 (+17.7%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,892 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,845 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,687 (-0.6%)
AMD A8-3520M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
1,441 (-15.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,090
Intel Core i9-13950HX
7,007
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,911
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,826
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,585
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,467
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,263
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,217
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,199
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,983
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,940
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
337