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Core i3 3225

Intel desktop processor · Core i 3rd gen · launched September 2012

Launch price
$134
≈ $193 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
2 / 4
3 MB L3 cache
Rated power
55 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i3 3225 launched at $134 in 2012. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $193 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 44% rise over 14 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2012 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 3rd gen
LaunchedSeptember 2012
Launch price$134 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1155
Cores / threads2 / 4
Base clock3.3 GHz
L3 cache3 MB
Rated power55 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD 4000
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 2100T2011$127$187—
Core i3 21202011$138$203—
Core i3 2120T2011$127$187—
Core i3 21052011$134$197—
Core i3 21252011$134$197—
Core i3 21302011$138$203—
Core i3 32202012$117$16918
Core i3 3220T2012$117$169—
Core i3 32252012$134$193—
Core i3 32402012$138$19920
Core i3 3240T2012$138$199—
Core i3 32102013$117$166—
Core i3 32452013$134$190—
Core i3 32502013$138$196—
Core i3 3250T2013$138$196—
Core i3 41302013$122$17323

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