
It is pretty Fast Easy to use Good gaming performance

24 cores, lots of Cashe and but plan fast compaired to my 13900K Very happy pairing this up with a ROG MB.

-Gaming performance is really good -Multitasks well with its 6 Cores/12 threads -Pairs well with a budget B660 board -Undervolts well


It's incredible fast and multi-thread is fantastic. I am able to play demanding FPSs at high frame rates while having TV in the other monitor... Awesome! A better cooler is recommended but is not super hot when running at max capacity.

- It's a good CPU

-Runs much cooler than previous x299 CPU iterations -Has much more overclocking headroom at lower voltages. -14 cores

This is replacing i7-3770S...and d### it, I hate to say it but this is light years ahead and better. That i7-3770S had put such a warm and loving place in my heart, I hate to see it go, but I needed Windows 11 and more performance....It was just that moment we hate to upgrade something that has been so dependable and never missed the job at hand, ...for over 10 years... but this little i3-12100 is just light years ahead of legacy technology and it's the passing of the torch.

Amazing CPU, it does about anything I need it to do. I don't play many games but it does just fine with ATS, ETS2, FS22, GTA V, and others. From testing it seems like the CPU is no longer the bottleneck and I can upgrade the GPU again later. Easy upgrade path to i5/i7/i9 later down the road.


Way more than I need

-I'm blown away by just how smooth everything is now. -The x3d architecture bringing more cache is incredible for games. If you are having micro-stutters, then this is your fix. -Seemingly better than the current intel line-up -No pins on the CPU!