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Intel BX8071512100

Core i3-12100

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 94.3% (114th of 1442)

Based on 2,263 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00090675 Model: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100
Poor: 87%Average: 94.3% Great: 100%
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

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Excellent average bench

The Intel Core i3-12100 averaged just 5.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Intel Core i3-12100 near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Speed 173Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 327Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i3-12100 is just 12.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i3-12100 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 807Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 804Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,263 samples)
Rank 11494.3%
Min Avg Max
72.2 Memory 81.5 90.3
167 1-Core 173 179
296 2-Core 327 347
103% 194 Pts
Min Avg Max
524 4-Core 581 661
745 8-Core 804 839
87.4% 693 Pts
Min Avg Max
750 64-Core 807 841
50% 807 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 75.4
1-Core 178
2-Core 346
104% 199 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 838
88% 707 Pts
64-Core 836
52% 836 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 75.9
1-Core 173
2-Core 311
100% 187 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 796
86% 684 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 86.8
1-Core 165
2-Core 292
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 811
81% 658 Pts
64-Core 808
50% 808 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 70.8
1-Core 172
2-Core 308
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 824
89% 707 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 81
1-Core 168
2-Core 334
103% 194 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 826
84% 677 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 75.2
1-Core 168
2-Core 316
99% 187 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 808
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 75.3
1-Core 179
2-Core 341
104% 198 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 839
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
LGA1700, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 72.9
1-Core 172
2-Core 341
102% 195 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 825
86% 692 Pts
64-Core 823
51% 823 Pts
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 173
2-Core 292
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 832
83% 678 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
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MSRP ≈ $150 @ launch in Jan '22
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Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $120

CPU
Core i3-12100Intel  $122Bench 94%, 2,263 samples1x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,093x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples910x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples530x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples322x
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples259x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples226x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples399x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples196x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $606

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 Comments

CPUPro
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Official site ark.intel.com/...

12th generation Alder Lake processor...

Added 2 years ago.
USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

25 days ago.

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have one honestly great and recommend to entry gaming and especially great on a budget —Aug '23

GBR-User
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5,782

Good

3 months ago.

Ridiculous speed for the price

BRA-User
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4,635

Excellent

2 months ago.

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Ela é a combinação perfeita com a 3050—Aug '22

PAK-User
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3,298

Good

2 months ago.

I use it my self amazing processor

THA-User
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3,168

Excellent

2 months ago.

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its much faster and smoother than ryzen 3 3200g —Feb '23

AUT-User
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2,735

Excellent

16 months ago.

its a i3 so it has only 4 cores but its an excellent processor

Waaaaaal
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16

Good

24 months ago.

I don't really like how they added such a tax for the integrated graphics. An extra $20 for an iGPU - especially on an i3 - isn't good. However, this CPU is one of the fastest quad cores to date and can run even on the most potato of power supplies. It brings out incredible gaming performance up to 50% faster than the i3 10100. It even manages to beat 6 core CPUs from AMD that run on Zen2, very impressive for just an i3 processor. Good job Intel, you got your position as king back.

Kroket
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Excellent

1 month ago.

Good CPU, and even better when on turbo clock.

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