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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: 105.44

Overall Rank:
1113th fastest in multithreading out of 5042 CPUs
429th fastest in single threading out of 5042 CPUs
360th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
12863
Single Thread Rating
3294

Samples: 1678*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12100

Integer Math37,879 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math29,706 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers52 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,797 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,578 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression150,219 KBytes/Sec
Physics824 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,194 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,294 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of April 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 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,736
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,330
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,491
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,128
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,716
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i3-12100
 12,863
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.08
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.84
Intel Core i3-12100
 105.44
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,143
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i3-12100
 3,294
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2534008 - Apr 05 2025
14321
BL2533641 - Apr 05 2025
12376
BL2533466 - Apr 05 2025
9781
BL2533147 - Apr 05 2025
3628
BL2533137 - Apr 05 2025
3628
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100
 12,863
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 11,576 (-10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i3-12100
 16,034 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 14,441 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,592 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,524 (-2.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i3-12100
 10,053 (-21.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,895 (+8.0%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,639 (+6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,038 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,277 (-4.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 11,042 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i3-14100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 15,278 (+18.8%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,444
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,184
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,858
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,607
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,823
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,433
Intel Core i3-12100
 1,831