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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box

Buy for £89.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73791 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73792 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box

Buy for £89.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73791 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73792 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 8% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-8400 - 215 vs 200 FPS
  • Up to 43% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £89.38 vs £156.85
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

215

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£89.38

100%

FPS Winner

Micro Intel Core I3-12100F 3.30/4.30GHz LGA1700 Alder Lake C/Fan Box

Buy for £89.38 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73791 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

200

93.02325581395348%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£156.85

56%

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

Buy for £156.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73792 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

60.80898876404495%

Multi-Core

4748

63.67171784900094%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-8400

HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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