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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 4034 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2400 - 218 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-2400 - £66.97 vs £74.99
- Up to 21% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2400 - £0.31 vs £0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2400 - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
218
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.31/FPS
100%
Price, £
£66.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Core i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
192
88.07339449541286%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
79.48717948717949%
Price, £
£74.99
89%
Intel Sandybridge i5-2400 Core i5 Quad-Core Processor (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache, Socket 1155)
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Updated 1666 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2400
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
554
24.898876404494384%
Multi-Core
1607
21.550221268606677%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-2400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-2400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
41 FPS
£22.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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93 FPS
£13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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