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Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3120M 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 i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

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: 6.43

Overall Rank:
3237th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
2689th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
760th fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1693
Single Thread Rating
1274

Samples: 1374*
*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 Math7,346 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,763 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,624 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption298.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression33,685 KBytes/Sec
Physics220 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,433 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,274 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,102
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,982
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,369
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,459
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,923
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,810
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,783
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,718
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,693
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.57
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.23
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 6.43
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 5600H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,069
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,041
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,938
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,672
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,652
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,610
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,418
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,274
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2306305 - Dec 28 2024
1786
BL2304311 - Dec 27 2024
1904
BL2295398 - Dec 23 2024
1801
BL2295298 - Dec 23 2024
1117
BL2295288 - Dec 23 2024
1117
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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 1,693
Intel Core i5-3317U @ 1.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,018 (+19.3%)
Intel Core i5-3337U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,094 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i3-5005U @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,023 (+19.5%)
AMD A10-4600M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,938 (+14.5%)
AMD A8-4500M APU vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,685 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,082 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,072 (+22.4%)
Intel Core M-5Y71 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 2,037 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,999 (+18.1%)
Intel Core M-5Y10c @ 0.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,892 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i3-2310E @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,845 (+9.0%)
AMD Phenom II N970 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3120M
 1,687 (-0.3%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,103
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,976
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,892
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,813
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,549
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,289
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,257
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,241
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,201
Intel Core i9-13900HK
 5,930
Intel Core i9-13905H
 5,911
Intel Core i7-14650HX
 5,910
Intel Core i3-3120M @ 2.50GHz
 336