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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8400

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

FPS Winner

Intel 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 77.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13352 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 106.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13353 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel 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 77.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13352 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 106.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13353 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 3% better in Stray than Core i5-8400 - 188 vs 183 FPS
  • Up to 27% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $69.45 vs $95.59
  • Up to 29% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-8400 - $0.41 vs $0.58 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
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Stray

Stray

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.41/FPS

100%

Price, €

€77.09

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 77.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13352 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

183

97%

Value, €/FPS

€0.58/FPS

70%

Price, €

€106.1

72%

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for 106.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13353 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

60%

Multi-Core

4748

63%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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