Intel Core i3-12100T

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-12100T 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.
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Is the Intel Core i3-12100T Good for Gaming?

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

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1700

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 35 W

TDP Up: 69 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) i3-12100T, 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12100T

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 102.58

Overall Rank:
1229th fastest in multithreading out of 5261 CPUs
518th fastest in single threading out of 5261 CPUs
394th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12514

Single Thread Rating

3252

Samples: 105*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	37,185 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,949 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	51 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,180 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,302 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	143,665 KBytes/Sec
Physics	834 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,644 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,252 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100T

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of July 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

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	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i3 12th Gen i3-12100T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.20 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Micro PC - Black	$760.67 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 3000 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i3 12th Gen i3-12100T Quad-core (4 Core) 2.20 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe 3.0 x4 SSD - Micro PC - Black	$678.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop (2022) \| Core i3-12100T - 128GB SSD Hard Drive - 4GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1223.86 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 5000 Micro Tower Desktop (2022) \| Core i3-12100T - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$853.41 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 3 Tiny Desktop (2022) \| Core i3-12100T - 16GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1227.27 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,632
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,439
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,488
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,160
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,703
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i3-12100T		12,514

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.51
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		136.67
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i3-12100T		102.58
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i3-12100T		3,252
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2719763 - Jun 25 2025		12169
BL2695902 - Jun 14 2025		12688
BL2695788 - Jun 14 2025		10344
BL2635955 - May 19 2025		12469
BL2582357 - Apr 26 2025		13369

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100T
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100T		12,514
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		11,990 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		14,352 (+14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,165 (+5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		12,597 (+0.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i3-12100T		9,630 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100T		14,028 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,895 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,705 (+9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,164 (+5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,027 (+4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		12,271 (-1.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		11,062 (-11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100T Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,147
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,839
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,575
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,483
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,802
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,424
Intel Core i3-12100T		1,835

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