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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the more expensive Core i3-8100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 938 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-8100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Core i3-8100 - 718 vs 708 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $99.95 vs $110.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i3-8100 - $0.14 vs $0.16 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
718
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 Quality
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8100 or Core i5-10400F
Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality
198 FPS
$4.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$5.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,079
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155 FPS
$4.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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201 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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245 FPS
$3.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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155 FPS
$4.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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245 FPS
$6.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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174 FPS
$3.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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198 FPS
$6.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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187 FPS
$4.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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