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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400F is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8300
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 62 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 15% better in Minecraft than Core i3-8300 - 801 vs 695 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i3-8300 - £98.97 vs £188.88
- Up to 56% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i3-8300 - £0.12 vs £0.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300 - 12 vs 4 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i3-8300 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 91W, BX80684I38300
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
801
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12400F Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-8300
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
62 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8300 or Core i5-12400F
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
565 FPS
£1.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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520 FPS
£1.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£646.8
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520 FPS
£1.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£999
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602 FPS
£1.21/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£730.8
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596 FPS
£1.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£742.8
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565 FPS
£1.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£732
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596 FPS
£1.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£829.95
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565 FPS
£1.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£799.99
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596 FPS
£1.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,034.99
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695 FPS
£1.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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