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Rate My PC: Intel Core i3-12100 + AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE

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89 Score

Top 11% Ranking

89 / 100

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Top 11% of systems. Excellent for 1440p Ultra or 4K High gaming.

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System Balance Analysis

CPU vs GPU performance ratio

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CPU

80%

GPU

98%

PROCESSOR

Intel Core i3-12100

12,054 Benchmark Score

Top 20% Market Ranking

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AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE

70,829 Benchmark Score

Top 2% Market Ranking

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30-60

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60-85

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85-100

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90-100

Ultimate

4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

4K 60+ FPS VR Ready

70-89

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1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

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50-69

Mid-Range

1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

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30-49

Entry Level

1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

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0-29

Legacy

Basic gaming, older titles, consider upgrading for modern games

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The Intel Core i3-12100 paired with the AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE is a desktop build that pairs a 4-core, 8-thread Alder Lake processor with a Navi 23-based RDNA 2 graphics card. The database contains no measured FPS rows for this exact combination, so all gaming and workload performance estimates below are derived from the individual benchmark scores of the CPU and GPU, not from direct frame-rate testing. The combined percentile of this pairing is 79, placing it above the majority of all desktop configurations in the database, though the two components sit at very different performance tiers relative to their own categories.

CPU Analysis

The Intel Core i3-12100 is a 4-core, 8-thread processor built on the Alder Lake-S architecture. It operates at a base clock of 3.30 GHz and boosts to 4.30 GHz, with a TDP of 60 W. The chip is fabricated on Intel's 10 nm process and has a die size of 163 mm². It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory in a dual-channel configuration, and the CPU itself provides 16 PCIe Gen 5 lanes. The L1 cache is 80 KB per core, L2 is 1.25 MB per core, and L3 is 12 MB shared. Integrated graphics are present as UHD Graphics 730. The processor is unlocked? No, the multiplier is locked. It was released in January 2022 with a launch MSRP of $122.

Benchmark results show a strong single-thread showing and modest multi-thread scaling. The Cinebench R23 single-core score is 1499, while the multi-core score is 10623, indicating roughly a 7:1 ratio between multi-thread and single-thread scores, which is typical for a 4-core/8-thread part. In Geekbench, the single-core score is 1962 and the multi-core is 7214. The Passmark single-thread score is 3173, and the multithread score is 12170. The 3DMark thread tests show a clear plateau: 2 threads score 1645, 4 threads 2845, 8 threads 4014, and 16 threads 4036, confirming that the 8-thread limit is reached quickly and extra virtual threads do not scale beyond that. The max-thread score is 4004, very close to the 8-thread score, reinforcing that the 4-core/8-thread configuration is the ceiling.

The CPU's average benchmark score is 12054, placing it in the 67th percentile of all CPUs in the database. Its nearest rivals are all within 1.2% of that average: the Intel Xeon Gold 6314U (12026, +0.2%), the Intel Xeon Bronze 3408U (12019, +0.3%), the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X (12000, +0.5%), and the Intel Core i7-7700 (11914, +1.2%). In practical terms, the i3-12100 outperforms the older i7-7700 by a small margin in aggregate, despite having half the cores and threads, thanks to its higher single-thread efficiency. The data indicates that for lightly threaded tasks, this CPU is competitive with much more expensive Xeon parts, but for heavily threaded workloads the 4-core limit is the defining factor.

GPU Analysis

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE is built on the Navi 23 chip, using the RDNA 2.0 architecture. It is manufactured on a 7 nm process at TSMC, with 11,060 million transistors on a 237 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 46.7 million per mm². The base clock is 1626 MHz, the game clock is 2045 MHz, and the boost clock reaches 2495 MHz. Memory is 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, with a 1750 MHz memory clock (14 Gbps effective) and a bandwidth of 224.0 GB/s. The GPU has 1792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 28 ray tracing cores. It also delivers 159.7 GPixel/s of pixel rate and 279.4 GTexel/s of texture rate, with FP32 performance of 8.942 TFLOPS and FP16 of 17.88 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio).

The card uses a dual-slot design, requires a single 8-pin power connector, and has a TDP of 132 W. AMD suggests a 300 W power supply. It connects via PCIe 4.0 x8 and offers display outputs of 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The card is 190 mm long, 110 mm tall, and 40 mm wide. It was released in December 2023, succeeding the Navi GPU and preceding Navi III. There is no launch MSRP listed.

In benchmarks, the RX 6600 LE scores 69229 in Geekbench OpenCL and 72428 in Vulkan. The average benchmark score is 70829, which places it in the 91st percentile of all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile (70140, +1.0%), the NVIDIA Quadro P6000 (69986, +1.2%), the AMD Radeon RX 6650M (71768, -1.3%), and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 (69870, +1.4%). The RX 6600 LE sits within 1.4% of all these parts, meaning its raw compute performance is comparable to a mid-range mobile workstation GPU and a high-end last-generation desktop card. The 28 RT cores and 8 GB of VRAM make it capable of ray-traced workloads, though the 128-bit bus and 224 GB/s bandwidth are modest by current standards.

Benchmark Performance

For the CPU, the most telling numbers are the Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10623 and single-core of 1499. The multi-core result is roughly 7.1 times the single-core result, which is close to the theoretical 8-thread scaling limit. The Geekbench multi-core score of 7214 and single-core 1962 confirm the same pattern. The Passmark integer math score is 35678, floating point is 28015, and extended instructions are 9702. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 4036, while the 2-thread score is 1645, indicating that the first two threads contribute about 40% of the total multi-thread performance.

For the GPU, the Geekbench OpenCL score is 69229 and Vulkan is 72479. These two scores are close, suggesting consistent compute behavior across API boundaries. The GPU's percentile rank of 91 is notably higher than the CPU's 67th percentile. The combined percentile of the build is 79, meaning that the GPU is the more capable component relative to its peers. Since there is no measured FPS data for this combination, we estimate gaming performance by comparing the GPU's percentile to the CPU's. In CPU-bound scenarios (e.g., 1080p with high frame rates), the i3-12100's 67th percentile will cap performance; in GPU-bound scenarios (e.g., 4K or high-detail settings), the RX 6600 LE will be the limiting factor. The GPU's 224 GB/s bandwidth and 8 GB VRAM are sufficient for modern titles, but the CPU's 4-core/8-thread design may cause stutters in heavily threaded games.

Who Should Build It

This build is aimed at gamers who play at 1080p or 1440p with medium-to-high settings, where the GPU is often the bottleneck. The CPU's single-thread performance (Cinebench R23 single-core 1499, Passmark single-thread 3173) is strong enough to keep frame times low in most titles, but its 4 cores are not ideal for the latest AAA games that use 8+ threads. Content creators who work with light video editing (e.g., 1080p clips) will find the CPU's multi-core score of 10623 adequate, while the GPU's OpenCL score of 69229 can accelerate some rendering tasks. Software developers compiling code will see reasonable performance from the CPU's integer math and encryption scores (7222 in encryption, 35678 in integer math). Students and small business workstations will benefit from the low power draw (CPU 60W, GPU 132W) and compact size of the GPU (190 mm long, dual-slot). The build is not suited for heavy 3D rendering or machine learning training, as the CPU lacks the thread count and the GPU has only 8 GB VRAM.

Balance and Bottleneck

The data shows a clear imbalance: the GPU sits at the 91st percentile, while the CPU is at the 67th percentile. This means the CPU is more likely to become the bottleneck in workloads that rely on many threads, such as video encoding, software compilation, or background tasks while gaming. In contrast, the GPU's high percentile ensures that graphics-heavy tasks like 4K rendering or ray tracing will be limited by the GPU's own capabilities, not the CPU. The CPU's 3DMark 16-thread score of 4036 is far below the GPU's average of 69229, indicating a wide gap in compute throughput. For gaming at 1080p with a high-refresh monitor, the CPU will cap frame rates in less demanding titles; at 1440p or with ultra settings, the GPU will be the limiting factor. The PassMark multithread score of 12170 is about 17% of the GPU's OpenCL score, which is typical for a 4-core CPU paired with a mid-range GPU. The build is not perfectly balanced, but it is skewed toward GPU performance, which is beneficial for most gaming scenarios.

FAQ

Q: What is the CPU's multi-threaded performance compared to its single-threaded performance?

A: The Cinebench R23 multi-core score is 10623, while the single-core is 1499, a ratio of about 7.1x. The 3DMark 16-thread score is 4036, while the 2-thread score is 1645, showing that multi-threading scales well up to 8 threads but not beyond.

Q: How does the GPU's performance compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RX 6600 LE has an average benchmark score of 69229, which is 1% higher than the NVIDIA RTX A3000 Mobile (70140) and 1.2% higher than the Quadro P6000 (69986). It is 1.3% lower than the AMD Radeon RX 0M (71768) and 1.4% higher than the AMD Radeon Pro WX 8200 (69870).

Q: Does this build have any measured FPS data?

A: No. The database contains no measured FPS rows for this exact combination. All frame-rate discussion is estimated from the CPU and GPU benchmark scores.

Q: What memory types does the CPU support?

A: The Intel Core i3-12100 supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, with dual-channel configuration.

Q: What is the recommended power supply for the GPU?

A: The GPU suggests a 300 W PSU. The GPU itself has a TDP of 132 W and the CPU is 60 W, so a 300 W unit provides headroom for a typical system.

Q: What is the CPU's socket and PCIe generation?

A: The CPU uses Intel Socket 1700 and offers 16 lanes of PCIe Gen 5 (CPU only). The GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x8, so it will run at that speed regardless of the CPU's PCIe generation.

Q: What is the combined percentile of this build?

A: The combined percentile is 79, which places it above the majority of desktop builds in the database, though the GPU alone is at the 91st percentile.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU is on the LGA 1700 socket, which supports Intel 12th Gen and later processors (though the data only confirms the i3-12100). It supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, so an upgrade could move to a higher-core 12th Gen part or a later generation if the motherboard allows. The CPU's PCIe Gen 5 lanes are available, but the GPU uses PCIe 4.0 x8, so there is no bandwidth bottleneck for the current card. The GPU's suggested PSU of 300 W leaves room for a more power-hungry CPU, as the i3-12100 has a TDP of 60 W and the RX 6600 LE has a TDP of 132 W. A future upgrade to a more powerful CPU (e.g., a 6-core Alder Lake part) would increase the CPU's percentile and reduce the bottleneck in multi-threaded workloads, but would require a stronger PSU if the TDP exceeds the 300 W recommendation. The platform's memory support for both DDR4 and DDR5 means the builder can choose the cheaper DDR4 route now, but a DDR5 upgrade would require a new motherboard and RAM. The GPU is a dual-slot 190 mm card, so it fits in most mid-tower cases; the 8-pin power connector is common on modern PSUs.

Build Overview

This is a desktop build combining an Intel Core i3-12100 (Alder Lake, 4 cores, 8 threads) and an AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE (Navi 23, RDNA 2.0). The CPU is in the 67th percentile of all CPUs, the GPU in the 91st percentile, and the combined build is in the 79th percentile. It is a mid-range gaming-oriented desktop that offers strong single-thread performance and very good GPU compute for its class. The lack of measured FPS data means that actual game performance is unknown, but the benchmark scores suggest that it can handle 1080p and 1440p gaming at high settings, with the GPU being the primary driver of frame rates.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: The GPU's 91st percentile and 224 GB/s bandwidth support high frame rates at 1080p, but the CPU's 4.30 GHz boost and 4-core/8-thread configuration may limit the minimum frames in CPU-bound scenes. Expect smooth performance in esports titles, but for AAA games, the CPU will cap the 1% lows.

Streaming: The CPU's 8 threads are enough for encoding at low bitrates (e.g., x264), but the GPU's hardware encoder (via RDNA 2) can offload the stream. The GPU's Vulkan score of 72479 indicates strong compute for video encoding, but the 8 GB VRAM might be tight if the game and stream share memory.

Video editing: The Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 10623 provides acceptable performance for 1080p timeline edits, but 4K or heavy effects will strain the 4-core CPU. The GPU's OpenCL score of 69229 can accelerate render effects, but the 128-bit memory bus may limit complex 4K previews.

3D rendering: The GPU's FP32 performance of 8.942 TFLOPS is strong for real-time rendering, but ray tracing workloads will be limited by the 28 RT cores and 8 GB VRAM. The CPU's 4 cores will extend render times in CPU-based renderers.

Software development: The CPU's integer math (35678) and extended instructions (9702) are adequate for compiling, and the single-thread score of 3173 ensures quick IDE response. The GPU is not a factor in most development tasks.

Student and office work: The low TDPs (60W CPU, 132W GPU) and compact size (GPU 190mm long) make it easy to build a small, quiet workstation. The CPU's integrated UHD Graphics 730 can handle office tasks, and the discrete GPU is only needed for media or light CAD.

All performance statements are based on the benchmark scores and percentiles from the database; no direct FPS measurements exist for this pairing.

Rate My PC: Intel Core i3-12100 + AMD Radeon RX 6600 LE

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