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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 12% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium Gold G6400 - 314 vs 281 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $72.85 vs $83.62
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
36.17977528089887%
Multi-Core
1669
22.38165482097358%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Pentium Gold G6400
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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