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Core i5-13400F vs Core i3-12100F

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
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 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

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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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-13400F

2.5 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
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 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

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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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

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 Intel Core i5-13400F

  • Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Core i3-12100F - 176 vs 175 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-13400F - $56.15 vs $658.06
  • Up to 91% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-13400F - $0.36 vs $4.15 per FPS
This is a free version of Saints Row.
Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.15/FPS

9%

Price, €

€730.45

8%

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 730.45 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 94 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

175

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.36/FPS

100%

Price, €

€62.33

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 62.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 96 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2290

100%

Multi-Core

10745

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

97%

Multi-Core

7457

69%

Jan 4th, 2023
Release DateJan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Raptor LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores4
16
Threads8
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP58 W
10 nmProcess Size10 nm
25.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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