Intel Core i3-12300

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-12300 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-12300 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 4 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core i3-12300 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i3-12300

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 730

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 60 W

TDP Up: 89 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12300, 12th Gen Intel Core i3-12300

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 101.68

Overall Rank:
934th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
247th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
308th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $143.00 USD (2022-01-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

14540

Single Thread Rating

3620

Samples: 21*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12300

Integer Math	42,318 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	33,394 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	64 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	16,352 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	8,428 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	166,405 KBytes/Sec
Physics	985 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	11,292 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,620 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12300

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	ME2 MichaelElectronics2 HP Pro SFF 400 G9 Home & Business Mini Desktop (Intel i3-12300 4-Core, 4GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD 730, HDMI, USB 3.2, Display Port, Optical Drive, Black, Win 10 Pro)	$549.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 5000 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop (2022) \| Core i3-12300 - 128GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.4 GHz No OS Black	$1220.97 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 400 G9 Micro Tower Desktop (2023) \| Core i3-12300 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 4GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.4 GHz Win 10 Pro Black	$1170.63 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 600 G9 SFF Small Form Factor Desktop (2023) \| Core i3-12300 - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.4 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteOne 840 G9 23.8 AIO (2023) \| 23.8" 1920x1080 FHD \| Core i3-12300 - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.4 GHz Win 11 Pro Silver	$3280.15 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Intel Core i3-12300		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i3-12300		101.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
Intel Core i3-12300		3,620
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12300
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2200580 - Sep 21 2024		14773
BL2200464 - Sep 21 2024		11375
BL2036611 - Feb 28 2024		14245
BL1966342 - Dec 09 2023		14752
BL1965969 - Dec 09 2023		14503

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12300
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12300		14,540
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12300		13,611 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12300		12,625 (-13.2%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		17,006 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		16,992 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		14,452 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12300		13,454 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i7-9700F @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		13,250 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400T vs Intel Core i3-12300		16,217 (+11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i3-12300		16,172 (+11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i3-12300		16,049 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		14,284 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-12300		12,117 (-16.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12300 Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i3-12300		2,273

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