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Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8400

Core i3-12100F vs Core i5-8400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel® Core™ i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 80.94 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 80.94 on Amazon

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Updated 73837 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 26% better in Starfield than Core i5-8400 - 72 vs 57 FPS
  • Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €80.94 vs €148.87
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Starfield.
Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

72

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€80.94

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i3-12100F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 12M, fino a 4,30 GHz

Buy for 80.94 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73837 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

57

79.16666666666666%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€148.87

54%

Intel Core i5-8400 Processore 9 MB di cache fino a 4.00 GHz

Buy for 148.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73837 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

60.80898876404495%

Multi-Core

4748

63.67171784900094%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Intel Core i3-12100F

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8
Threads6
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.0 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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