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Intel Core i3-12100F

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-12100F 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 i3-12100F Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core i3-12100F 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 i3-12100F

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 58 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) i3-12100F, 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12100F

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 198.61

Overall Rank:
1111th fastest in multithreading out of 5157 CPUs
392nd fastest in single threading out of 5157 CPUs
359th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $70.66 USD (2025-06-21)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
14034
Single Thread Rating
3447

Samples: 2805*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12100F

Integer Math41,018 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math32,007 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers60 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,788 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption8,079 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression160,711 KBytes/Sec
Physics990 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions10,850 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,447 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$68.87 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$82.49 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100F
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2706068 - Jun 19 2025
12628
BL2705881 - Jun 19 2025
13479
BL2705285 - Jun 18 2025
14199
BL2705108 - Jun 18 2025
14688
BL2705107 - Jun 18 2025
14151
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100F
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100F
14,034
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
16,105 (+14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
11,053 (-21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
11,559 (-17.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
19,339 (+37.8%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i3-12100F
14,689 (+4.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
12,792 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
12,194 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100F
10,736 (-23.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
7,735 (-44.9%)
Apple M1 Pro 8 Core 3200 MHz vs Intel Core i3-12100F
17,198 (+22.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-12100F
13,164 (-6.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i3-12100F
17,704 (+26.1%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100F Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,452
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,150
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,809
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i3-12100F
2,089