ProcessorReleased 2022Entry levelIntel LGA1700 platform
Intel Core i3-12100
Intel Core i3-12100 is a 4-core Intel processor on the Intel LGA1700 platform. Its gaming index is 84 and its heavy-work index is 76, where a Ryzen 5 7600 class chip is about 120. It is a balanced chip for gaming and everyday work.
Catalog Ref: ₪470Open comparison
What is good about it
- 60W rating · a modest cooler is enough and the PC stays quiet
- Ships with a cooler in the box · one less item to buy
What to know before buying
- LGA1700 is at the end of its life · a future CPU upgrade means a new motherboard too
- Only 4 cores · fine for games, tight for streaming or heavy multitasking
- Can hold back a strong graphics card in CPU-heavy games
Best for
office work, browsing and light gaming
Socket LGA1700 · planning price ₪470.
Buy it if
60W rating · a modest cooler is enough and the PC stays quiet
Skip it if
LGA1700 is at the end of its life · a future CPU upgrade means a new motherboard too
CPU buying guide
How to choose a processor
For gaming, buy enough CPU to keep your target FPS stable and move the remaining budget to the GPU. Add cores when rendering, compiling, streaming or heavy multitasking genuinely benefits from them.
Read the full buying guideSpecifications
- Released
- 2022
- Gaming index
- 84
- Multi-core index
- 76
- Cores
- 4
- Power draw
- 60W
- Planning price
- ₪470
