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Core i3-2120T vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-2120T vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms Core i3-2120T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 2223 days newer than Core i3-2120T.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Core i3-2120T - 173 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120T - 6 vs 4 threads
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

162

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

173

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.92/FPS

100%

Price, £

£158.88

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for £158.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 12442 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo
Core i3-2120T

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

423

31%

Multi-Core

816

17%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Core i3-2120T Logo

Intel Core i3-2120T

vs
Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
28.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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