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In short — Core i5-10400F outperforms Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-10400F is 3357 days newer than Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Core i3-2100 - 279 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
279
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.31
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
150 FPS
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£8.1/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£6.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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131 FPS
£5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
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£8.13/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
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£7.55/FPS
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