Core i5-14400 vs Core i3-12100F

Prices and Stock
MSRP $221

Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz

Prices and Stock
MSRP $97

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-14400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-12100F on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-12100F is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-14400 is 713 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-12100F.

Advantages of Core i5-14400

Performs up to 2% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i3-12100F - 227 vs 223 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 16 vs 8 threads
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-14400 - $76.78 vs $208.99
Up to 63% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-14400 - $0.34 vs $0.92 per FPS

This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-14400

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

FPS

227

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.92/FPS

37%

Price, $

$208.99

36%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-14400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) up to 4.7 GHz

Buy for $208.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 339 minutes ago

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

FPS

223

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.34/FPS

100%

Price, $

$76.78

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $76.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 340 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-14400

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

271

FPS

309

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

877

FPS

908

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

149

FPS

155

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

233

FPS

244

FPS

Rust

1920 x 1080

Very High

479

FPS

512

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-14400

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024

Single-Core

2455

100%

Multi-Core

12326

100%

Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Single-Core

2225

91%

Multi-Core

7457

60%

Core i5-14400	vs	Core i3-12100F
Jan 8th, 2024	Release Date	Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5	Collection	Core i3
Raptor Lake	Codename	Alder Lake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 1700
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
10	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
2.5 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
4.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz
Not Available	TDP	58 W
10 nm	Process Size	10 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	33.0x
UHD Graphics 730	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	No