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AvailabilityMSRP $122
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MSRP $122
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-9100T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 1221 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100T.
Advantages of Core i3-9100T
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $99.00 vs $129.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12400 - $0.29 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 11% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i3-9100T - 378 vs 342 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100T - 12 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core I3 9100T I3-9100T 3.6GHz Quad-cores Four-Threaded 6M 65W LGA 1151 CPU Processor
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i3-9100T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100T | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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