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Core i3-5010U vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-5010U vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $281

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $199

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i3-5010U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2501 days newer than Core i3-5010U.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-5010U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 15 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 24% better in Lost Ark than Core i3-5010U - 285 vs 230 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-5010U - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-5010U Logo
Core i3-5010U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

230

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

285

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€105.5

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 105.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 22 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i3-5010U Logo
Core i3-5010U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-5010U Logo
Core i3-5010U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

647

30%

Multi-Core

1317

15%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-5010U

vs

Intel Core i5-12400

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
BroadwellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel BGA 1168SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
21.0xMultiplier
25.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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