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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-11400F - 194 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - £98.97 vs £132.79
- Up to 27% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-11400F - £0.51 vs £0.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
194
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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INTEL - CLIENT CPU CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ SKTLGA1200 12.00MB CACHE BOXED
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 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 |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Core i5-11400F
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
53 FPS
£16.98/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
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