Intel Core i3-1210U Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-08-10

The Intel Core i3-1210U has 6 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 12. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 1744 socket and was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i3-1210U scores 1,575 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 4,322 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	Intel Core i3-1210U
Family:	Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
Architecture:	Alder Lake U
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	12
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-1210U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-1210U is 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	6 / 8
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	2x Golden Cove
B-Core:	4x Gracemont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
A-Core Frequency:	1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	0.70 GHz (3.30 GHz)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-1210U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-1210U uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake), which has 512 texture shaders and 64 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency:	0.25 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.85 GHz
Compute units:	64
Shader:	512
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2022

Max. displays:	4
Generation:	13
Direct X:	12.1
Technology:	10 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	32 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
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 64 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR4X-4266 DDR5-4800 DDR4-3200	83.2 GB/s 68.2 GB/s 76.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:	64 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	4.0 x 28
PCIe Bandwidth:	55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 9 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):	9 W
TDP (PL2):	29 W
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-1210U 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 14.50 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:	BGA 1744
L2-Cache:	4.50 MB
L3-Cache:	10.00 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
Release date:	Q1/2022
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Core i3-1210U
6C 8T @ 1.00 GHz (4.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-1210U 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.

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.


	Samsung Exynos 2400 10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz	1579
	Intel Core i7-11370H 4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz	1578
	Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz	1578
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	1575
	Intel Core i5-11600 6C 12T @ 4.80 GHz	1574
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy 8C 8T @ 3.36 GHz	1573
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1572

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.


	MediaTek Dimensity 9000 8C 8T @ 3.05 GHz	4335
	Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	4328
	Intel Xeon W-2223 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	4328
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	4322
	Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4322
	AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	4318
	Intel Core i7-8569U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4311

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.50 GHz	2054
	Intel Core i5-11500 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	2042
	Intel Core i5-11500B 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	2042
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 4.40 GHz	2040
	AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2040
	Intel Core i9-11900H 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2040
	AMD EPYC 9654P 96C 192T @ 3.70 GHz	2025

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	3784
	Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	3780
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	3776
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	3765
	Intel Core i7-10610U 4C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	3762
	Intel Core i5-8350U 4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	3761
	Intel Core i5-1035G4 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	3760

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 Celeron 7305 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz	844
	Intel Celeron 7305L Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz	844
	Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz	844
	Intel Core i3-1210U Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) @ 0.85 GHz	843
	Intel Core i7-4960HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz	832
	Intel Core i7-4950HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz	832
	Intel Core i7-4980HQ Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.30 GHz	832

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 Core i7-9700T 8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	10812
	Intel Core i5-9600K 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	10791
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	10791
	Intel Core i3-1210U 6C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	10765
	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10752
	Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	10745
	Intel Xeon W-2225 4C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	10695

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,754 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,702 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,026 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
512 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,391 entries

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