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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: 101.63

Overall Rank:
1397th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
648th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
435th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
12399
Single Thread Rating
3218

Samples: 2748*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12100

Integer Math36,552 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math28,669 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers49 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,576 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption7,350 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression144,750 KBytes/Sec
Physics781 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions9,880 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,218 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.
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 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
Intel Core i3-12100
 12,399
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.95
Intel Core i3-12100
 101.63
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i3-12100
 3,218
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3276543 - Feb 10 2026
8081
BL3276506 - Feb 10 2026
14127
BL3276298 - Feb 10 2026
10390
BL3274179 - Feb 09 2026
13094
BL3273876 - Feb 09 2026
13753
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100
 12,399
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 11,527 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,443 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 14,342 (+15.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,588 (+1.5%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i3-12100
 14,661 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,976 (+12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,139 (+6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,009 (+4.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100
 11,042 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100
 13,002 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100
 12,111 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100
 11,986 (-3.3%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,772
Intel Core i3-12100
 1,757