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Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-8300 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1420 days newer than Core i3-8300.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300

  • Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 62 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-8300 - 292 vs 276 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

276

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

292

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€176.67

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop-Prozessor 18M Cache, bis zu 4,40 GHz

Buy for 176.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo
Core i3-8300

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1301

59%

Multi-Core

3825

43%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-8300 Logo

Intel Core i3-8300

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
62 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i5-12400

Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High

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