Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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.

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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: 6.43

Overall Rank: 3071

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

Average CPU Mark

1694

Single Thread Rating: 1281
Samples: 1344*
*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 Math	7,376 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,780 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,659 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	297.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,843 KBytes/Sec
Physics	221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,437 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,281 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of June 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 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 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,071
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,577
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		17,021
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,501
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,179
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,906
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,862
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,807
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,694

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.09
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.74
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.31
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		6.43
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,922
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,699
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,084
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,048
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,949
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,688
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,662
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,431
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,281

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2113173 - May 31 2024		1825
BL2111369 - May 28 2024		1831
BL2100902 - May 14 2024		1751
BL2093558 - May 04 2024		1856
BL2086304 - Apr 25 2024		1878

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 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,694
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,015 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,087 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,977 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,021 (+19.4%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,931 (+14.0%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,679 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,070 (+22.2%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,021 (+19.3%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,004 (+18.3%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,901 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,845 (+9.0%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,687 (-0.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,141
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,977
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,873
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,695
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,634
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,589
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,430
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,234
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,225
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,147
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,050
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,006
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		747

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