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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $90.0 vs $111.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i3-10300 - 311 vs 303 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel® Core™ i3-10300 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1565
71.42857142857143%
Multi-Core
4795
53.81593714927049%
Intel Core i3-10300 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10300 or Core i5-12400F
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
142 FPS
$9.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,361.29
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142 FPS
$5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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142 FPS
$6.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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125 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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102 FPS
$6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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125 FPS
$8.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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102 FPS
$9.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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167 FPS
$5.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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201 FPS
$7.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,603.46
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142 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,212.95
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