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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 i5-10400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 5% better in Death Stranding than Core i5-10400F - 237 vs 226 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - €119.0 vs €141.58
- Up to 21% better value when playing Death Stranding than Core i5-10400F - €0.5 vs €0.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
237
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz
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Intel Core i5-10400F 2.9GHz LGA1200 Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
60 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100 or Core i5-10400F
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
96 FPS
€9.57/FPS
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€13.38/FPS
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