The Intel Core i3-12300 Review: Quad-Core Alder Lake Shines
by Gavin Bonshor on March 3, 2022 8:30 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Simulation And Rendering
Simulation and Science have a lot of overlap in the benchmarking world, however for this distinction we’re separating into two segments mostly based on the utility of the resulting data. The benchmarks that fall under Science have a distinct use for the data they output – in our Simulation section, these act more like synthetics but at some level are still trying to simulate a given environment.
For the Core i3-12300, we are running DDR5 memory at the following settings:
- DDR5-4800(B) CL40
Simulation
In tests that can utilize the higher IPC and lower core count, the Alder Lake i3 reigns supreme. The Core i3-12300 does struggle though in the tests that can really make use of a larger number of cores/threads.
Rendering
It's clear that the Core i3-12300 doesn't perform well in high core and thread situations such as rendering, although single-threaded performance is superb due to the Golden Cove-based P-cores.
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29a - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
No iGPU benchmarks, why?Calin - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
Integrated GPUs live or die by the memory bandwidth, and using DDR5 would bring a huge difference.On the other hand, DDR5 is more expensive and might not "fit" a low-budget computer.
Basically, people that buy a cheap i3 with expensive RAM and no dedicated GPU aren't that many.
mode_13h - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
As its iGPU has only 24 Execution Units, I doubt DDR5 will have such a momentous impact. Even if it does, there's still no way its iGPU performance is going to be terribly interesting or even competitive with 8 CU (512 shader) competition from AMD.mode_13h - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
By comparison, consider that Tiger Lake needed up to 96 EU of a roughly comparable iGPU architecture to eke out a win over AMD's 8 CU iGPUs. So, that should set a very modest expectation for the iGPU performance of these chips.29a - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
If they would have benchmarked the iGPU we would know how it performs. I've heard for the last 2 years now how awesome Xe is going to be.mode_13h - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
Then you need only look for a review of Tiger Lake's iGPU. Alder Lake is only a minor refresh of it.https://www.anandtech.com/show/16084/intel-tiger-l...
WaltC - Friday, March 4, 2022 - link
They don't want to say how bad it is...;) Just another one of those inexplicable omissions AT seems to enjoy making in product reviews, I guess. Even if it's terrible, it should be demonstrated. Anyway, I'll say that Intel has a long and somewhat stagnant history of 2-4 core CPUs...;)mode_13h - Saturday, March 5, 2022 - link
Yeah, I think it could've done with a single page of 720p or 1080p benchmarks for a selection of relevant titles.MDD1963 - Monday, April 25, 2022 - link
"Intel has a long and somewhat stagnant history of 2-4 core CPUs" Must be quite frustrating from AMD fans seeing the 'stagnant' i3 occasionally defeat the 5600X in gaming benchmarks, too...DannyH246 - Thursday, March 3, 2022 - link
LOL - We all know why.