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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3383 days newer than Core i3-3120M.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 23% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i3-3120M - 204 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3120M - 12 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$143.57
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-3120M
Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3120M | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Core i3-3120M or Core i5-12400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
81 FPS
$10.04/FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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81 FPS
$16.53/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$22.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
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$16.53/FPS
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Core i5-12400
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