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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 294 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-11400F - 192 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - £98.97 vs £132.79
- Up to 27% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-11400F - £0.52 vs £0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL - CLIENT CPU CORE I5-11400F 2.60GHZ SKTLGA1200 12.00MB CACHE BOXED
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
192
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.52/FPS
100%
Price, £
£98.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i3-12100
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
£11.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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