Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1113 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - 94 vs 86 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - €87.90 vs €208.62
- Up to 61% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9400F - €0.94 vs €2.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
Updated 786 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
94
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.94/FPS
100%
Price, €
€87.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F | vs | Core i3-12100F |
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Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 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 |