Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 10% better in Minecraft than Core i3-10300 - 799 vs 726 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $162.99 vs $199.06
- Up to 26% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i3-10300 - $0.2 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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In Stock
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
799
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$162.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 15 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
No | Overclockable | No |