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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-9400 - 524 vs 487 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - £78.0 vs £188.88
- Up to 62% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i5-9400 - £0.15 vs £0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
524
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£78
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Processor core i5 lga 1151 intel bx80684i59400 hexa core i5-9400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-9400
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
256 FPS
£4.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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166 FPS
£5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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