Intel Core i3-3120M Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-3120M has 2 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the Intel Core i3 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the PGA 988 socket and was released in Q3/2012.
Intel Core i3-3120M

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i3-3120M. 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 i3-3120M.

Name: Intel Core i3-3120M
Family: Intel Core i3
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000M
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the Intel Core i3-3120M can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-3120M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.10 GHz
Execution units: 16
Shader: 128
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 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: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type: DDR3-1333
DDR3-1600
DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM
DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: 2 x 16
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 35 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: 90 °C

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the Intel Core i3-3120M as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: PGA 988
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
Architecture: Ivy Bridge H
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: Q3/2012
Release price: 225 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3120M 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.


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 i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i5-3210M Intel Core i5-3210M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i5-3230M Intel Core i5-3230M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.10 GHz
282
AMD A9-9420e AMD A9-9420e
AMD Radeon R5 - 192 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276
AMD A6-9220C AMD A6-9220C
AMD Radeon R5 - 192 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.72 GHz
276
AMD A6-5357M AMD A6-5357M
AMD Radeon HD 8450G @ 0.72 GHz
276
Show all iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) results



CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.

Intel Pentium N4200 Intel Pentium N4200
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
624
Intel Core i5-4200U Intel Core i5-4200U
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
617
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
614
Intel Core i3-3120M Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
613
Intel Core i5-3337U Intel Core i5-3337U
2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz
612
Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Celeron N3450
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
608
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 Intel Core2 Duo E6750
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
601
Show all CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core) results



Benchmarks


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