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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1194 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9400.
Advantages of Core i5-9400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 11% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9400 - 157 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $76.80 vs $97.17
- Up to 29% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-9400 - $0.49 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.8
100%
FPS and 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.
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400 | vs | Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Core i5-9400 or Core i3-12100F
With selected game settings
45 FPS
$17.78/FPS
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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