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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3971 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Core i3-2120
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €99.00 vs €339.00
- Up to 68% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-12400 - €0.65 vs €2.01 per FPS
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 11% better in Halo Infinite than Core i3-2120 - 169 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-2120 or Core i5-12400
With selected game settings
61 FPS
€17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
€20.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,259
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36 FPS
€33.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€1,199
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78 FPS
€15.37/FPS
Arc A750
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,199
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36 FPS
€25.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€903.15
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48 FPS
€24.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,189
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106 FPS
€13.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i5-12400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,424.9
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36 FPS
€27.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€999
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48 FPS
€27.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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48 FPS
€24.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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