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 ...]

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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: 155.35

Overall Rank:
1280th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
497th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
400th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.98 USD (2026-02-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

13978

Single Thread Rating

3439

Samples: 3439*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	40,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	31,937 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	59 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,847 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,059 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	160,086 KBytes/Sec
Physics	974 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,836 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,439 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100F

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$89.98 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,457
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,302
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,698
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i3-12100F		13,978

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.60
Intel Core i3-12100F		155.35
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.25
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.65
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th 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
Intel Core i3-12100F		3,439
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100F
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3268474 - Feb 06 2026		13380
BL3268298 - Feb 06 2026		14238
BL3267711 - Feb 06 2026		14477
BL3267604 - Feb 06 2026		14500
BL3266416 - Feb 05 2026		12995

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100F
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100F		13,978
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		16,014 (+14.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		11,047 (-21.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		11,528 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs Intel Core i3-12100F		13,038 (-6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-12100F		13,165 (-5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		12,786 (-8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		19,292 (+38.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100F		16,891 (+20.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		13,139 (-6.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100F		13,009 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		12,398 (-11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12100F		12,259 (-12.3%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100F Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,421
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,389
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,216
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core i3-12100F		2,065

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