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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Core i5-6400
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $51.26 vs $62.33
- Up to 9% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-12100F - $0.31 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 13% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-6400 - 205 vs 181 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.34/FPS
91%
Price, €
€69.19
82%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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