SeekerIntel Core i3-12100
The quad-core Intel Core i3-12100 is the fastest budget gaming CPU on the market. The chip's potent combination of price, performance, and improved stock cooler dominates its price range while punching up against more expensive competitors.
-- As reviewed by Tom's Hardware
Product details
- Intel® Core® i3 3.30 GHz processor uses less power and the hyper-threading architecture delivers high performance for demanding applications at an affordable price
- 12 MB of L3 cache rapidly retrieves the most used data available to improve system performance
- Built-in Intel UHD Graphics 730 controller for improved graphics and visual quality. Supports up to 4 monitors.
PROS
+ Superb price/performance
+ Leading gaming and single-thread performance
+ Capable bundled cooler
+ Supports DDR4 and DDR5
+ PCIe 5.0
+ Low power consumption
+ Supports memory overclocking
CONS
- No Turbo Boost 3.0 (only 2.0)
- Core frequency not overclockable
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By Tom's Hardware on June 19, 2022
The quad-core Intel Core i3-12100 is the fastest budget gaming CPU on the market. The chip's potent combination of price, performance, and improved stock cooler dominates its price range while punching up against more expensive competitors.
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