The Intel Core i3-12300 Review: Quad-Core Alder Lake Shines
by Gavin Bonshor on March 3, 2022 8:30 AM ESTGaming Performance: 1080p
While a quad core processor is not going to be the first choice for gaming these days (especially when consoles have had 8 cores for the past two generations), 4 Golden Cove P cores still put up enough of a fight that the CPU is never too much of a limiting factor. Here we never drop below a 60fps average on any game.
All of our game testing results, including other resolutions, can be found in our benchmark database: www.anandtech.com/bench. All gaming tests were with an RTX 2080 Ti.
For the Core i3-12300, we are running DDR5 memory at the following settings:
- DDR5-4800(B) CL40
Civilization VI
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Final Fantasy 14
Final Fantasy 15
World of Tanks
Borderlands 3
Far Cry 5
Gears Tactics
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
Strange Brigade (DirectX 12)
Strange Brigade (Vulcan)
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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