Intel Core i3-2125 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-19

The Intel Core i3-2125 has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1155 socket and was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Core i3-2125 scores 668 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,504 points.

CPU lineage
The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-2125. 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 i3-2125.
Name:	Intel Core i3-2125
Family:	Intel Core i3
CPU group:	Intel Core i 2000
Architecture:	Sandy Bridge S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2125 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-2125 is 3.30 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.30 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

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 i3-2125 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i3-2125 uses the Intel HD Graphics 3000, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency:	0.85 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.10 GHz
Compute units:	12
Shader:	96
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB

Max. displays:	2
Generation:	6
Direct X:	10.1
Technology:	32 nm
Release date:	Q1/2011

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):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 32 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 35 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):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2125 is made in 32 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 3.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	32 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	3.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q3/2011
Release price:	144 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i3-2125
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-2125 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 Celeron N5095 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	669
	Intel Core M-5Y51 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	669
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	669
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	668
	Intel Xeon X3440 4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz	668
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	668
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	668

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 FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1512
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1510
	AMD Phenom II X4 850 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1507
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1504
	AMD A10-6800K 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	1501
	MediaTek Helio P95 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1498
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1497

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.


	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	540
	Intel Atom x6425E 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	539
	Intel Core i7-3537U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	539
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	534
	Intel Core i3-2120 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	534
	AMD FX-6300 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	534
	AMD Opteron X3216 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	533

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.


	Intel Pentium G3420 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1167
	MediaTek Helio P60 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1167
	Intel Celeron G4920 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1163
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1162
	Intel Core i5-2520M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1162
	HiSilicon Kirin 710A 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1147
	Intel Core i5-3610ME 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1144

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 A4-3300M AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	AMD A4-3310MX AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	AMD A4-3320M AMD Radeon HD 6480G @ 0.44 GHz	213
	Intel Core i3-2125 Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2649M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211
	Intel Core i7-2629M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz	211

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.


	AMD A6-3500 3C 3T @ 2.40 GHz	1995
	AMD A8-3800 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1994
	AMD A6-5350M 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1987
	Intel Core i3-2125 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	1980
	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1975
	Intel Core i7-3689Y 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	1974
	AMD A4-9120 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	1968

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,429 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,403 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,688 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,638 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,943 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,334 entries

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