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Core i5-12400 vs Core i3-7100

Core i5-12400 vs Core i3-7100: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for CA$187.89 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for CA$187.89 on Amazon

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Updated 74219 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1827 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-7100.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 11% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-7100 - 238 vs 214 FPS
  • Up to 3% cheaper than Core i3-7100 - CA$187.89 vs CA$193.88
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-7100

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$187.89

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for CA$187.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74219 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

214

89.91596638655463%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$193.88

96%

Intel BX80677I37100 7th Generation Core i3-7100 Processor

Buy for CA$193.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74219 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1247

57.228086278109224%

Multi-Core

2440

27.579970611506727%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

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Intel Core i3-7100 Logo

Intel Core i3-7100

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Alder LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads4
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
51 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
25.0xMultiplier
39.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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