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CA$119
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $64
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium Gold G5400 - 110 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Pentium Gold G5400 - CA$1.08 vs CA$1.21 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - CA$113.88 vs CA$119.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
110
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
95%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
94
85%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.21/FPS
89%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Pentium Gold G5400
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
46 FPS
CA$24.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
CA$24.85/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$820
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