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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 1340 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i3-8121U - 522 vs 477 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Single-Core
1133
51.711547238703794%
Multi-Core
2344
26.307519640852973%
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-8121U or Core i5-12400F
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
218 FPS
$6.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$3.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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165 FPS
$4.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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195 FPS
$5.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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165 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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253 FPS
$3.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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305 FPS
$5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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218 FPS
$5.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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