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Core i3-12300 vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-12300 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

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In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

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Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12300 outperforms Core i5-12400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12300 is 22 days newer than Core i5-12400.

Advantages of Core i3-12300

  • Performs up to 1% better in War Thunder than Core i5-12400 - 233 vs 230 FPS

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12300 - 12 vs 8 threads
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War Thunder

War Thunder

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i3-12300 Logo
Core i3-12300

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


FPS

233

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

230

99%

Value, €/FPS

€1.47/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 43 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Movie

Intel Core i3-12300 Logo
Core i3-12300

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12300 Logo
Core i3-12300

Desktop • Jan 26th, 2022


Single-Core

2222

100%

Multi-Core

7659

87%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

98%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-12300 Logo

Core i3-12300

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Jan 26th, 2022
Release DateJan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 730Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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