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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-11400 - 157 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - £73.99 vs £205.88
- Up to 65% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-11400 - £0.47 vs £1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-11400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.47/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-12100F | vs | Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-11400
With selected game settings
30 FPS
£39.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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83 FPS
£15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
£20.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£934.99
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