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Core i3 12300

Intel desktop processor · Core i 12th gen · launched January 2022

Launch price
$143
≈ $162 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
4 / 8
12 MB L3 cache
Rated power
60 W
up to 89 W turbo

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i3 12300 launched at $143 in 2022. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $162 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 13% rise over 4 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2022 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 12th gen
LaunchedJanuary 2022
Launch price$143 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1700
Cores / threads4 / 8
Base clock3.5 GHz
Boost clock4.4 GHz
L3 cache12 MB
Rated power60 W (base power), up to 89 W
Integrated graphicsUHD 730
Tier3-series

The Intel 3-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i3 10105T2021$122$149—
Core i3 103052021$143$175—
Core i3 10305T2021$143$175—
Core i3 103252021$154$188—
Core i3 11100B2021———
Core i3 121002022$122$138105
Core i3 12100F2022$97$110103
Core i3 12100T2022$122$138—
Core i3 123002022$143$162—
Core i3 12300T2022$143$162—
Core i3 131002023$134$146103
Core i3 13100F2023$109$118105
Core i3 13100T2023$134$14690
Core i3 141002024$134$141117
Core i3 14100F2024$109$115112
Core i3 14100T2024$134$141—

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