Intel Core i3-12300 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-12300 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 i3-12300 scores 1,739 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 7,834 points.
Intel Core i3-12300

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-12300. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i3-12300.

Name: Intel Core i3-12300
Family: Intel Core i3
CPU group: Intel Core i 12000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 12
Predecessor: Intel Core i3-11300
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-12300 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-12300 is 3.50 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: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x Golden Cove
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): 4.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-12300 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-12300 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): 1.45 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shader: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64 GB
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 12
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q1/2021

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 & 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.

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

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 i3-12300 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
Architecture: Alder Lake S
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: 143 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-12300 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.

Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1743
Apple M1 Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1742
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1742
Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i3-12300
4C 8T @ 4.40 GHz
1739
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1739
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
12C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1727
Intel Core i5-11600KF Intel Core i5-11600KF
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1721
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
7854
Intel Core i7-5960X Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
7843
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
8C 16T @ 3.90 GHz
7842
Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i3-12300
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
7834
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
7793
Intel Core i5-12450H Intel Core i5-12450H
8C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
7786
Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
7767
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz
563
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz
563
Samsung Exynos 9810 Samsung Exynos 9810
ARM Mali-G72 MP18 @ 0.85 GHz
561
Intel Core i3-12300 Intel Core i3-12300
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz
557
Intel Core i3-12300T Intel Core i3-12300T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz
557
Intel Core i5-12400T Intel Core i5-12400T
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz
557
Intel Core i5-12400 Intel Core i5-12400
Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.45 GHz
557
Show all iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) results



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