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In short — Core i5-11400 outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400 is 1046 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Core i3-8121U - 210 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-8121U doesn't have integrated graphics
Valheim
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$136.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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