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Core i5-8400T vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-8400T vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.

Advantages of Core i5-8400T

  • Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 21% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400T - 122 vs 101 FPS
  • Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $69.19 vs $102.14
  • Up to 44% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-8400T - $0.57 vs $1.01 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
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This is a free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

101

83%

Value, €/FPS

€1.01/FPS

56%

Price, €

€102.14

67%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

122

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 204 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo
Core i5-8400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1099

49%

Multi-Core

3884

52%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8400T Logo

Core i5-8400T

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

Apr 2nd, 2018
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5Core i3
Coffee LakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
6
4
6
8
1.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
35 W
58 W
14 nm
10 nm
17.0x
33.0x
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PCs Using Core i5-8400T or Core i3-12100F

With selected game settings

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