Intel Core I3-12100F
Intel Core i3‑12100F: 12th‑gen Alder Lake 4C/8T LGA1700 CPU for budget 1080p builds; no iGPU; EOL announced with last ship Jan 22, 2027.
As an Amazon Associate, GixCore earns from qualifying purchases.
Product overview
Launched in Q1 2022, the Core i3-12100F is a 12th‑gen Alder Lake desktop CPU with 4 P‑cores/8 threads, a 3.3 GHz base and up to 4.3 GHz boost on the LGA1700/600‑series platform. It supports DDR4 or DDR5 (motherboard‑dependent) and PCIe 5.0/4.0. Intel has initiated discontinuance for 12th‑gen desktop parts: last orders are July 24, 2026, with final shipments on January 22, 2027.
Positioned in the budget tier, it exists to power affordable gaming and productivity rigs without paying for extra cores. Best suited to 1080p gaming with a discrete GPU, everyday office/productivity, and budget builds. Unique note: the F‑suffix means no integrated graphics, so a video card is required.
- 1080p gaming
- office/productivity
- budget builds
Product highlights
- Intel Core i3-12100F Desktop Processor 4 (4P-0E) Cores Up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Frequency LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 58W Processor Base Power
Specifications
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 3.3 GHZ
- Boost clock
- 4.3 GHZ
- TDP
- 89 W
- Cache
- 12 MB
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Hyper Threading
- Yes
- Turbo Boost
- Yes
- Socket
- FCLGA1700
- Memory
- DDR4
- Ram Speed
- 4800 MHz
- Processor Generation
- 12
