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In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2419 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 87% better in Diablo IV than Core i3-2120 - 185 vs 99 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €99.0 vs €177.5
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
37.028824833702885%
Multi-Core
1035
21.798652064026957%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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