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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-12300 Good for Gaming?

This is an old 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: 100.71

Overall Rank:
1028th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
291st fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
331st fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
14402
Single Thread Rating
3586

Samples: 29*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-12300

Integer Math42,336 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math33,296 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers61 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting16,294 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption8,291 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression165,931 KBytes/Sec
Physics957 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions11,282 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,586 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-12300

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of April 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of April 2025.
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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Intel Core i3-12300
 14,402
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.67
Intel Core i3-12300
 100.71
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i3-12300
 3,586
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-12300
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2541412 - Apr 09 2025
13307
BL2511979 - Mar 27 2025
13613
BL2476517 - Mar 12 2025
14100
BL2476405 - Mar 12 2025
14041
BL2461015 - Mar 06 2025
14379
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-12300
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-12300
 14,402
Intel Core i3-12100 vs Intel Core i3-12300
 12,793 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs Intel Core i3-12300
 16,037 (+11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs Intel Core i3-12300
 12,592 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i3-12100T vs Intel Core i3-12300
 12,524 (-13.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3-12300
 13,894 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i3-13100 vs Intel Core i3-12300
 13,633 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i3-12300
 13,037 (-9.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-12300
 12,278 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i5-12400T vs Intel Core i3-12300
 15,877 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i3-14100 vs Intel Core i3-12300
 15,285 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i3-12300T vs Intel Core i3-12300
 13,209 (-8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i3-12300
 11,570 (-19.7%)

Is the Intel Core i3-12300 Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
Intel Core i3-12300
 2,076