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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-7400

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-7400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1848 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 19% better in Minecraft than Core i5-7400 - 807 vs 681 FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-7400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

807

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

681

84%

Value, €/FPS

€0.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€58.69

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 3,00GHz LGA1151 6MB Cache Tray CPU

Buy for 58.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 98 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

53%

Multi-Core

3232

43%

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8
Threads4
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD 630
NoOverclockableNo

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