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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 i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 12% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-9400F - 287 vs 256 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £69.99 vs £128.88
- Up to 52% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i5-9400F - £0.24 vs £0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
287
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-9400F
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
192 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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