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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-10400F - 292 vs 279 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $94.98 vs $99.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-10400F - $0.33 vs $0.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
292
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
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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Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-10400F
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
103 FPS
$10.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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88 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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118 FPS
$6.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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75 FPS
$10.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$767
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117 FPS
$8.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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186 FPS
$6.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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131 FPS
$7.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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105 FPS
$7.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$770.03
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88 FPS
$4.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$399.99
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103 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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