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Processor · Intel · 2012

Intel Core i3-3225

In gaming terms, an older chip that limits most recent games. It outscores 18% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the Intel UHD Graphics 630 fully used at 1440p.

Index
24/100
Rank
#109
Cores / threads
2/4
Top speed
3.3 GHz
Power
55 W

Graphics cards that match it

Recent cards the Intel Core i3-3225 keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.

Games it handles, by the processor requirement

Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.

  • 118 recommended processor or better 62%
  • 25 minimum only 13%
  • 55 below minimum 29%

Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i3-3225

Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.

Recommended spec 0

None

Minimum spec 2

Below minimum 14

Where the processor decides the frame rate

Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.

Spec card

Maker
Intel
Released
2012
Cores
2
Threads
4
Base speed
3.3 GHz
Top speed
3.3 GHz
Rated power
55 W
Tier
F

The processors either side of it

Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.

Intel Core i3-3225: quick answers

Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i3-3225?

At 1440p it keeps a card up to the Intel UHD Graphics 630 fully used, by our bottleneck model. 11 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the Intel UHD Graphics 630 will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.

Will the Intel Core i3-3225 run 2027 games?

Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 0, only the minimum for 2, and falls short of 14.

How many cores does the Intel Core i3-3225 have?

2 cores and 4 threads, with a top clock speed of 3.3 GHz.