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Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i3-12100 gaming benchmark

Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i3-12100

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Apple M2 Pro vs Intel Core i3-12100 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Handbrake, MATLAB, Prime95, PCMark 10, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, RealBench, PassMark, 7zip, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Fortnite
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Last Man Standing
  • Death Stranding
  • Valheim
  • Overwatch
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Halo Infinite
  • Apex Legends
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fallout 76
  • Borderlands 3
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Valorant

   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i3-12100 or Apple M2 Pro.


 
Apple M2 Pro
Intel Core i3-12100

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M2 Pro61% Core i3-1210056%
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M2 Pro is 8% better than Core i3-12100. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M2 Pro59% Core i3-1210054%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite104.896.0
Valorant119.1109.1
Cyberpunk 207766.761.1
Apex Legends111.9102.6
Call of Duty Warzone89.381.8
Overwatch96.588.4
Red Dead Redemption 282.275.3
DOOM Eternal59.554.6
Warzone92.985.1
Assassin's Creed100.091.7
Valheim98.890.6
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2 Pro496% Core i3-1210096%
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 Pro is more energy efficient than the Core i3-12100 since it has less power consumption: 14W vs. 60W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i3-12100
Cinbench 15 Single-core366267
Cinbench 15 Multi-core20781958
Cinbench 20 Single-core714642
Cinbench 20 Multi-core35554447
Cinbench 23 Single-core20631503
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1602314658

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core61113516
Multi-Core3948520521

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i3-12100
Single-Core20851740
Multi-Core164677859

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Apple M2 Pro Intel Core i3-12100
Announcement dateOctober 20, 2022January 07, 2022
TypeDesktop;LaptopDesktop
SocketM2FCBGA1744
Core name8x Avalanche and 4x BlizzardAlder Lake-U
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)x86
Generation212
Turbo Frequency4.3 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz1 MHz
Cores124
Threads128
Bus rate8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography4 nm7 nm
Transistors count42000 millions9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)14 W60 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzUp to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory32 Gb128 Gb
Memory Frequency6400
Memory bandwidth208 GByte/s76.8 GB/s
L1 cache4MB
L2 cache24MB5 MB
L3 cache36MB12 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 Pro is 71% better than Core i3-12100 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M2 Pro has 8 more core than Core i3-12100. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M2 Pro is better: 30
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-12100 is better: 7
   Although it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M2 Pro and Intel Core i3-12100 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Apple M2 Pro - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i3-12100 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Apple M2 Pro Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U


Intel Core i3-12100 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-1155G7
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Core i9-7900X
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i9-9900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Xeon Gold 6130T
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Core i5-12500TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs EPYC 7F32
• Vs Core i9-10910
• Vs Core i5-12500E
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i5-11500H
• Vs Core i9-9820X
• Vs Core i5-11600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i5-1240P
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Core i3-12100E
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-9900KS
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i7-7900X
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i5-11400H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Core i3-1220P
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Xeon E5-2680R v4
• Vs Xeon E5-2697R v4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Xeon W-1290T
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Core i3-12100TE
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i7-1265UL
• Vs Core i5-1250PE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i3-N305
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Core i9-13950HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-6600
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D
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