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Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3120M 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 i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 6.45

Overall Rank:
3106th fastest in multithreading out of 4770 CPUs
2575th fastest in single threading out of 4770 CPUs
740th fastest in out of 1414 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $263.19 USD (2023-04-23)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1698
Single Thread Rating
1282

Samples: 1350*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,306
Thread: 1,288

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math7,388 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,787 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,665 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption298.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,912 KBytes/Sec
Physics221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,440 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,282 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of July 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of July 2024.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 21,042
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,521
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,535
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,172
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 13,038
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,884
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,841
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,787
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,698
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.95
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.67
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.29
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 6.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,919
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,695
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,079
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,685
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,659
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
 2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,428
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,282
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2136120 - Jul 02 2024
1846
BL2132777 - Jun 27 2024
1875
BL2113173 - May 31 2024
1825
BL2111369 - May 28 2024
1831
BL2100902 - May 14 2024
1751
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,698
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,014 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,087 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,980 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,023 (+19.1%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,937 (+14.1%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,679 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,073 (+22.1%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,034 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,002 (+17.9%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,893 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,845 (+8.7%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,687 (-0.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,078
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,916
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,657
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 6,520
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,417
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H
 6,195
Intel Core i5-14500HX
 6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
 6,035
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 5,920
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 748