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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 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
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 9% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium Gold G5400 - 129 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Pentium Gold G5400 - CA$0.92 vs CA$0.97 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
118
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.97/FPS
94%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
129
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
95%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Core i3-12100F
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
41 FPS
CA$27.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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23 FPS
CA$35.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$820
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