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The Core i5-7400 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i3-12100 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $66.02 more expensive!

Advantages of the Core i5-7400

The Core i3-12100 is better in every way

Advantages of the Core i3-12100

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 37% cheaper$113.99 vs $180.01
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy60 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Core i5-7400 vs Core i3-12100 for Gaming

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Core i5-7400 vs Core i3-12100 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i5-7400 vs Core i3-12100 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

Jan 3rd, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1193

55%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

3287

48%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

Jan 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

2162

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

6822

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i5-7400 vs Core i3-12100 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

Jan 3rd, 2017


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

6 MB

50%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

91%

Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

81%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

50%

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

Jan 4th, 2022


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

12 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

100%

Max. DDR5 RAM Speed

4800 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo

Core i5-7400

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i3-12100 Logo

Core i3-12100

General
Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Not AvailableMSRP$122.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Kaby LakeCodenameAlder Lake
65 WPower Consumption
60 W
Performance
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.0 GHzBase Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
6 MBL3 Cache
12 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2400 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 3200 MHz, DDR5 @ 4800 MHz
HD 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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