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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 i5-10400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-10400 - 877 vs 778 FPS
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - £69.99 vs £224.84
- Up to 72% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-10400 - £0.08 vs £0.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I5-10400 I5 10400 2.9 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor L2=1.5M L3=12M 65W LGA 1200
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
877
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.08/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400 or Core i3-12100F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
664 FPS
£1.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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420 FPS
£2.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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