Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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 i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i3-3120M CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 6.44

Overall Rank:
3095th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
2567th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
739th fastest in out of 1413 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $263.19 USD (2023-04-23)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1695

Single Thread Rating

1281

Samples: 1346*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,306
Thread: 1,288

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	7,379 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,782 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,662 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	297.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,870 KBytes/Sec
Physics	221 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,438 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,281 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,044
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,530
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,539
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,040
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,892
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,847
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,793
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,695

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.69
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.30
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		6.44
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,080
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,047
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,686
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,660
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,616
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,441
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,429
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,281

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2136120 - Jul 02 2024		1846
BL2132777 - Jun 27 2024		1875
BL2113173 - May 31 2024		1825
BL2111369 - May 28 2024		1831
BL2100902 - May 14 2024		1751

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		1,695
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,015 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,087 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i7-620M @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,980 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,023 (+19.3%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,934 (+14.1%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,679 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,073 (+22.3%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,021 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		2,006 (+18.3%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,901 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,845 (+8.9%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M		1,687 (-0.5%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,083
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,927
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,860
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,696
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,640
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,539
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,420
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,211
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,208
Intel Core i5-14500HX		6,187
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,038
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,912
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz		747

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

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