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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2120 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2879 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-2120 - 121 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - £9.41 vs £118.88
- Up to 92% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - £0.08 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz LGA1151 9M Cache BOX CPU
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Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
FPS
111
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.08/FPS
100%
Price, £
£9.41
100%
Value Winner
BQTEC Intel Core i3-2120 3.30 GHz Dual-Core Quad-Thread 3 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-2120 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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