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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-13400F

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-13400F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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 249 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for €765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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 249 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for €765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $97

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $196

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-13400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-13400F is 344 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $62.33 vs $689.87
Up to 91% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-13400F - $0.37 vs $4.09 per FPS

Advantages of Core i5-13400F

Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i3-12100F - 187 vs 186 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

186

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

100%

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 249 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

FPS

187

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.09/FPS

9%

Price, €

€765.76

9%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i460 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-13400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-460-LCS

Buy for €765.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 248 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

271

FPS

286

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

149

FPS

151

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

479

FPS

488

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

238

FPS

241

FPS

Dota 2

Dota 2

237

FPS

238

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

97%

Multi-Core

7457

69%

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

Core i3-12100F	vs	Core i5-13400F
Jan 25th, 2022	Release Date	Jan 4th, 2023
Core i3	Collection	Core i5
Alder Lake	Codename	Raptor Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	10
8	Threads	16
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.5 GHz
4.3 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.6 GHz
58 W	TDP	Not Available
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
33.0x	Multiplier	25.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No

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