Core i3-3120ME: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i3-3120ME sales 1 August 2012. This is an Ivy Bridge architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 22 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2.4 and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA1023 processor with a TDP of 35 Watt. It supports unknown Dual-channel memory.
Primary details
Core i3-3120ME processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | |
| Release date | 1 August 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-3120ME compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | Intel BGA1023 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i3-3120ME. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i3-3120ME's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i3-3120ME.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD 4000 |
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i3-3120ME, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i3-3120ME in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 38 configurations using Core i3-3120ME in our database.
