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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1573 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 72% better in League of Legends than Core i5-8400 - 271 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $74.64 vs $83.62
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Single-Core
1353
60.80898876404495%
Multi-Core
4748
63.67171784900094%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-8400
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
247 FPS
$3.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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133 FPS
$6.39/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i5-8400
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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