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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100 is 2378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 30% better in Starfield than Core i5-6400 - 70 vs 54 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - €119.0 vs €258.88
- Up to 65% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-6400 - €1.7 vs €4.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-6400 2,7 GHz CPU
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Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
70
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.7/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Core i3-12100
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
€799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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