Intel Core i3-1210U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-1210U 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 i3-1210U Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core i3-1210U 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 i3-1210U

Description: Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1781

Total Cores: 6 Cores, 8 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.0 GHz Base, 4.4 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 0.7 GHz Base, 3.3 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 9 W

TDP Up: 29 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 10 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1210U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1746th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
800th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
410th fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9920

Single Thread Rating

3161

Samples: 22*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-1210U

Integer Math	32,093 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	22,748 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	46 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,528 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	6,300 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	102,600 KBytes/Sec
Physics	734 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,924 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,161 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-1210U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		24,933
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,448
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,564
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,803
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,340
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,541
Intel Core i3-1210U		9,920
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,288

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.53
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.06
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10.98
Intel Core i3-1210U		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,479
Intel Core i3-1210U		3,161
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		2,986
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,869
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,593
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,382

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-1210U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3675522 - Aug 26 2026		10388
BL3626280 - Aug 03 2026		10488
BL3578714 - Jul 11 2026		10669
BL3576927 - Jul 10 2026		10470
BL3560940 - Jul 02 2026		10698

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-1210U
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-1210U		9,920
Intel Core i3-1215U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		10,078 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		11,206 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i3-1315U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		10,964 (+10.5%)
AMD Athlon Gold PRO 4150GE vs Intel Core i3-1210U		8,259 (-16.7%)
Intel Core i7-1250U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		11,206 (+13.0%)
Microsoft SQ3 @ 3.0 GHz vs Intel Core i3-1210U		11,811 (+19.1%)
Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 @ 3.0 GHz vs Intel Core i3-1210U		11,794 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i5-1230U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		10,836 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-1265UE vs Intel Core i3-1210U		10,183 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-1230U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		10,836 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-1265U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		13,016 (+31.2%)
Intel Core i7-1255U vs Intel Core i3-1210U		12,935 (+30.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-1210U Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus		9,237
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,062
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,939
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus		8,855
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX		8,419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		7,987
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,829
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,699
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H		7,645
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,599
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,294
Intel Core i3-1210U		2,462

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