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Core i5-8400T vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-8400T vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $97

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 12% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-8400T - 379 vs 339 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

339

89%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

379

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.29/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$109

100%

FPS and Value Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

49%

Multi-Core

3884

52%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Core i5-8400T

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Apr 2nd, 2018
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5Core i3
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
4
6
8
1.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
35 W
58 W
14 nm
10 nm
17.0x
33.0x
NoneNone
NoNo

PCs Using Core i5-8400T or Core i3-12100F

With selected game settings

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