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Core i3-2120 vs Core i5-9400

Core i3-2120 vs Core i5-9400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13545 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13545 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2798 days newer than Core i3-2120.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400

  • Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-2120 - 120 vs 92 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

92

76%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

120

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.7/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400

Buy for CA$204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13545 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo
Core i3-2120

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

501

36%

Multi-Core

1035

21%

Intel Core i5-9400 Logo
Core i5-9400

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1384

100%

Multi-Core

4795

100%

Intel Core i3-2120 Logo

Intel Core i3-2120

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Intel Core i5-9400 Logo

Intel Core i5-9400

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier29.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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