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Core i3-9100T vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-9100T vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

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

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FPS Winner

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 105 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1221 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100T.

Advantages of Core i3-9100T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 27% better in Dirt 5 than Core i3-9100T - 219 vs 172 FPS
  • Up to 13% cheaper than Core i3-9100T - €339.00 vs €388.55
  • Up to 31% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i3-9100T - €1.55 vs €2.26 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-9100T Logo
Core i3-9100T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


FPS

172

79%

Value, €/FPS

€2.26/FPS

69%

Price, €

€388.55

87%

Intel Core i3-9100T Prozessor (3,1 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache)

Buy for 388.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

219

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.55/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

FPS and 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 105 minutes ago

Trending Games

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i3-9100T Logo
Core i3-9100T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-9100T Logo
Core i3-9100T

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1203

55%

Multi-Core

3178

36%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-9100T Logo

Core i3-9100T

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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