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Intel Core i3-12100 Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i3-12100
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.4 (102 reviews)

Last updated: 2024-01-09

The Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1700 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i3-12100 scores 1,716 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 6,422 points.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i3-12100
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 12000 (34)
Architecture:	Alder Lake S
Technology:	10 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	Intel Core i3-11100B
Successor:	Intel Core i3-13100

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-12100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12100 is 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x Golden Cove

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	4.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	4.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-12100 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-12100 uses the Intel UHD Graphics 730, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel UHD Graphics 730
GPU frequency:	0.30 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.40 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2021

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	12
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	64 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode / Encode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode / Encode

AV1:	Decode
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 128 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	128 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 60 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	60 W
TDP (PL2):	89 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-12100 is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 17.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	10 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1700
L2-Cache:	5.00 MB
L3-Cache:	12.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
Release date:	Q1/2022
Release price:	122 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-12100
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-12100 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Screenshots:

Cinebench R23 (16GB DDR4-3200), Windows 10 Pro

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	87
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 8C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	87
	Intel Core i5-11400F 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	87
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	86
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	86
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	85
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	85

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	443
	AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	415
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	411
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	401
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	401
	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	400
	Intel Core i5-8600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	391

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i9-11900K 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1686
	Intel Core i9-11900KF 8C 16T @ 5.30 GHz	1686
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz	1685
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1658
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz	1644
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 16C 32T @ 4.80 GHz	1639

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	8805
	Intel Core i7-9700 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	8540
	Intel Core i7-9700F 8C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	8540
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	8443
	Intel Core i5-10505 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	8294
	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz	8249

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i5-12400 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2181
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	2172
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	2162
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	2157
	Intel Processor 310 2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	2152
	Intel Core i9-11900 8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz	2148

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6134 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	7488
	Intel Core i9-10900T 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	7476
	Intel Core i7-6900K 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	7471
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	7428
	Intel Core i7-6950X 10C 20T @ 3.50 GHz	7421
	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	7362

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-11700 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1721
	Intel Xeon E-2336 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	1718
	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1717
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	1716
	Intel Core i7-12700 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1712
	Intel Core i7-12700F 12C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	1712

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6128 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	6455
	AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	6432
	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v2 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	6428
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	6422
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	6422
	Intel Core i7-10700E 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	6402

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T @ 4.90 GHz	647
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	645
	Intel Core i9-10900KF 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	645
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	642
	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz	637
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	628

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	3336
	AMD Ryzen 5 4400GE 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	3305
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz	3299
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3204
	Intel Core i5-10400F 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	3197
	Intel Core i5-10400 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	3197

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-12300 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz	557
	Intel Core i3-12300T Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz	557
	AMD A10-6700T AMD Radeon HD 8650D @ 0.72 GHz	553
	Intel Core i3-12100 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538
	Intel Core i3-12100T Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538
	Intel Core i3-12100E Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538
	Intel Core i3-12100TE Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.40 GHz	538

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Xeon E5-2667 v4 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	13948
	Intel Xeon Silver 4210 10C 20T @ 2.40 GHz	13924
	Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	13919
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	13880
	Intel Core i5-11600T 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	13879
	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz	13829

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	250
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	249
	Intel Core i5-11600KF 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	245
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz	242
	Intel Core i5-11600K 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	241
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	232

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-10500T 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1245
	Intel Xeon E5-2618L v3 8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz	1233
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	1221
	Intel Core i3-12100 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204
	Intel Core i3-12100F 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1204
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	1190
	Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	1181

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
362 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
359 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
626 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,886 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,820 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
530 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Description of the processor

The Intel Core i3-12100 came onto the market in the first quarter of 2022 and is based on the LGA 1700 socket. It can therefore be used in any mainboard with this socket, but when equipping the mainboard you should also consider the features of the processor , because it is of no use if the mainboard has various PCIe slots, but the processor does not have enough lanes for connection.

The processor is manufactured using the 10-nanometer process and is based on the Alder Lake S architecture. This is a CPU with 4 identical cores that have a basic clock frequency of 3.30 gigahertz. In turbo mode, the clock increases to up to 4.30 gigahertz, but only when a single core is loaded. The processor supports Hyperthreading technology, which means that it has 8 threads in addition to the 4 cores.

The Intel Core i3-12100 is equipped with an internal graphics unit. The Intel UHD Graphics 730, which was released in the first quarter of 2021, is used here. It is still manufactured using the 14-nanometer process and has a base clock of 0.30 gigahertz. The maximum dynamic clock frequency is 1.40 gigahertz and with its 24 execution units and 192 shader units it achieves a theoretical FP32 computing power of 538 GigaFLOPS. The graphics unit from the twelfth generation of Intels integrated graphics solutions can use up to 64 gigabytes of the built-in RAM as graphics memory.

You can either use DDR4-3200 modules or the newer DDR5-4800 type RAM. With the 2 existing memory channels, up to 128 gigabytes of RAM can be operated with the Intel Core i3-12100. The maximum bandwidth that the main memory can achieve in connection with the processor is 76.8 GB/s.

The processor has 20 PCIe lanes in version 5.0 for connecting internal expansion cards.

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