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Core i3-2100 vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-2100 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3971 days newer than Core i3-2100.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 28% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i3-2100 - 194 vs 151 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


FPS

151

78%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.75/FPS

100%

Price, £

£145

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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In Stock

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo
Core i3-2100

Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011


Single-Core

466

21%

Multi-Core

954

11%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-2100 Logo

Core i3-2100

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Feb 20th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
31.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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