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Is the Intel Core i3-12100 Good for Gaming?
This is relatively new CPU that contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core i3-12100 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 ...]
Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730
Class: Desktop
Socket: FCLGA1700
Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz
Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz
Cores: 4 Threads: 8
Typical TDP: 60 W
TDP Up: 89 W
Cache Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 5.0 MB, L3: 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) i3-12100, 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12100
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022
CPUmark/$Price: 113.51
Overall Rank: 626
Last Price Change: $122.00 USD (2022-01-01)
Integer Math | 40,829 MOps/Sec |
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Floating Point Math | 31,897 MOps/Sec |
Find Prime Numbers | 59 Million Primes/Sec |
Random String Sorting | 16 Thousand Strings/Sec |
Data Encryption | 8,015 MBytes/Sec |
Data Compression | 156.2 MBytes/Sec |
Physics | 894 Frames/Sec |
Extended Instructions | 10,741 Million Matrices/Sec |
Single Thread | 3,489 MOps/Sec |
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Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,593 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,797 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 22,679 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,134 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,945 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 21,926 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,533 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,797 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 14,549 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,200 | |
Intel Core i3-12100 | 13,849 |
Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 189.33 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 143.45 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 140.67 | |
Intel Core i9-12900K | 116.84 | |
Intel Core i3-12100 | 113.51 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 85.08 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 51.05 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 45.76 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA |
Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,206 | |
Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,059 | |
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,847 | |
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,823 | |
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,724 | |
Intel Core i3-12100 | 3,489 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,358 | |
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,946 | |
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz | 2,889 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | 2,664 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,569 |
Baseline | CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
BL1780088 - Mar 27 2023 | 14205 | |
BL1778446 - Mar 25 2023 | 14536 | |
BL1778013 - Mar 25 2023 | 14496 | |
BL1776535 - Mar 23 2023 | 14455 | |
BL1773639 - Mar 20 2023 | 14668 |
Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
---|---|---|
Intel Core i3-12100 | 13,849 | |
Intel Core i3-12100F vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 14,311 (+3.3%) | |
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 12,929 (-6.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 12,696 (-8.3%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 19,584 (+41.4%) | |
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 17,197 (+24.2%) | |
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 17,063 (+23.2%) | |
Intel Core i3-12300 vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 14,908 (+7.6%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 13,981 (+1.0%) | |
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 11,003 (-20.5%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 16,326 (+17.9%) | |
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 15,854 (+14.5%) | |
Intel Core i3-13100F vs Intel Core i3-12100 | 15,347 (+10.8%) |
Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
---|---|---|
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 9,297 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KS | 8,447 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 8,447 | |
Intel Core i9-13900K | 7,795 | |
Intel Core i9-13900T | 7,708 | |
Intel Core i9-13900KF | 7,586 | |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | 7,143 | |
Intel Core i9-13900F | 7,050 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | 6,758 | |
Intel Core i7-13700K | 6,727 | |
Intel Core i5-13600K | 6,692 | |
Intel Core i7-13700KF | 6,631 | |
Intel Core i3-12100 | 2,502 |