The Intel Core i3-12300 Review: Quad-Core Alder Lake Shines
by Gavin Bonshor on March 3, 2022 8:30 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Legacy and Web
In order to gather data to compare with older benchmarks, we are still keeping a number of tests under our ‘legacy’ section. This includes all the former major versions of CineBench (R15, R11.5, R10) as well as x264 HD 3.0 and the first very naïve version of 3DPM v2.1. We won’t be transferring the data over from the old testing into Bench, otherwise it would be populated with 200 CPUs with only one data point, so it will fill up as we test more CPUs like the others.
The other section here is our web tests.
For the Core i3-12300, we are running DDR5 memory at the following settings:
- DDR5-4800(B) CL40
Legacy
As we've seen throughout our testing, the Core i3-12300 does well in single-threaded performance. However, it does lack the grunt in multi-threaded applications compared with chips that feature more cores and threads.
Web
In our web-based benchmarks, the Core i3-12300 performs brilliantly due to the higher IPC performance of Intel's Golden Cove P-cores on Alder Lake.
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nandnandnand - Monday, March 7, 2022 - link
The 8-core chiplet with high yields makes 4-cores pointless for AMD to produce, and that won't change anytime soon since Zen 4 and probably Zen 5 will use 8-core chiplets.https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rumored-to-launch-...
The real "problem" is that AMD hiked prices during Intel's stumbles. A good strategy that made them lots of cash during a chip shortage/supply crisis. But if that leak is correct, they will launch a 6-core near $100-120 to counter budget Alder Lake chips like the i3-12100F.
AMD could put Van Gogh on AM5 for the DIY market. That would use 7nm while other products move down to 5nm. They will also have basic graphics on Zen 4 Raphael which would allow for office-type builds without discrete GPUs. Finally, there is the Monet on GloFo 12LP+ rumor. Even if that was laptop only, it could be an impulse buy (use display output).
AM5 will only be a good budget option when the DDR5 prices come down, but the Zen 3 price cuts and new rumored CPUs keep AM4 in the running.
Qasar - Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - link
" The real "problem" is that AMD hiked prices during Intel's stumbles " and its the same " problem " intel did pre zen, yet very few seem to complain about it then. whats your point ?some really need to let this go, its like some think amd should of kept their prices low, as thats what they did before, before they had the performance to go with those prices, like you know, intel did all those years ?
mode_13h - Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - link
> office-type builds without discrete GPUs.Office-type PCs haven't had dGPUs for more than a decade!
Heck, I used a Sandbridge i7-2600K without a dGPU, and it was entirely fine at 1440p.
eloyard - Sunday, March 6, 2022 - link
In Poland there are pretty much no compatible Intel boards under 100$, meanwhile there are plenty of B450 and few B550 available. Cheapest of them at 50$.Intel's up to their usual stuff misleading market? Why am i not surprised.
529th - Sunday, March 6, 2022 - link
Why has Anandtech benches excluded CS:GO?MDD1963 - Monday, March 7, 2022 - link
Wonder just how many purchasing the 12300 are also getting Z690,...and DDR5? :)mode_13h - Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - link
Exactly.dicobalt - Friday, March 11, 2022 - link
DDR5 4800 costs 250% of DDR4 3200 but only gives 10% performance improvement. I keep telling people the DDR5 launch is premature until Q4-2024 to Q1-2025 when all the major memory manufacturers finally have new fabs online.kath1mack - Thursday, April 14, 2022 - link
Looks great