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: 102.00

Overall Rank:
1393rd fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
634th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
434th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12443

Single Thread Rating

3238

Samples: 130*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	37,075 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	28,857 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	50 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,220 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	7,271 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	142,944 KBytes/Sec
Physics	815 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,588 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,238 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12100T

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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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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i3-12100T		12,443

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i3-12100T		102.00
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 16th 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 i3-12100T		3,238
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12100T
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3280529 - Feb 11 2026		12501
BL3272022 - Feb 08 2026		11507
BL3245203 - Jan 27 2026		12869
BL3228311 - Jan 20 2026		11934
BL3214931 - Jan 15 2026		13001

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12100T
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12100T		12,443
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		12,400 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		11,527 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		14,342 (+15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		12,588 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i3-12100T		14,664 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,976 (+12.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,139 (+5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,009 (+4.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 vs Intel Core i3-12100T		11,042 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i3-14100F vs Intel Core i3-12100T		15,385 (+23.6%)
Intel Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100T		13,002 (+4.5%)
Intel Core i3-13100T vs Intel Core i3-12100T		12,714 (+2.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12100T Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i3-12100T		1,805

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