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CA$119
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-10400F - 149 vs 130 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - CA$119.0 vs CA$157.24
- Up to 34% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-10400F - CA$0.8 vs CA$1.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
Buy for CA$119 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz Comet Lake 12MB Cache CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for CA$157.24 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-10400F
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
84 FPS
CA$13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,145.23
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70 FPS
CA$11.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$820
In Stock
64 FPS
CA$37.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$2,394.04
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77 FPS
CA$17.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,347.33
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65 FPS
CA$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,347.33
In Stock
51 FPS
CA$24.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,249.99
In Stock
51 FPS
CA$18.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$935
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51 FPS
CA$21.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,099.99
In Stock
57 FPS
CA$18.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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77 FPS
CA$17.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,349.99
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