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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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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 68.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

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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 68.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 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 Intel Core i5-8400T

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

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 32% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-8400T - 176 vs 133 FPS
  • Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $62.14 vs $101.64
  • Up to 54% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i5-8400T - $0.39 vs $0.85 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

133

75%

Value, €/FPS

€0.85/FPS

45%

Price, €

€112.82

61%

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.39/FPS

100%

Price, €

€68.97

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 68.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 218 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

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

Intel Core i5-8400T

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
1.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
35 W
TDP58 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
17.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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