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Core i3-8300T vs Core i5-12400

Core i3-8300T vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i3-8300T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1373 days newer than Core i3-8300T.

Advantages of Core i3-8300T

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 15% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Core i3-8300T - 194 vs 168 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8300T - 12 vs 4 threads
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Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

168

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

194

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.85/FPS

100%

Price, €

€164.13

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 164.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 283 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo
Core i3-8300T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1155

53%

Multi-Core

3357

38%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i3-8300T Logo

Core i3-8300T

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0x
Multiplier25.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PCs Using Core i3-8300T or Core i5-12400

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