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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 4% better in F1 22 than Core i5-10400F - 286 vs 276 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - £69.99 vs £98.8
- Up to 33% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-10400F - £0.24 vs £0.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
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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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
286
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i3-12100F
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
123 FPS
£6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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123 FPS
£7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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147 FPS
£7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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123 FPS
£10.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
£8.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
£7.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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123 FPS
£10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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118 FPS
£9.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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158 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i3-12100F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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