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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 635 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Saints Row than Core i5-10400F - 175 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $94.98 vs $99.95
- Up to 13% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-10400F - $0.54 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i3-12100F
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
$15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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38 FPS
$28.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,083
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28 FPS
$27.39/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$767
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33 FPS
$18.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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41 FPS
$9.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$399.99
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39 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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28 FPS
$26.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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43 FPS
$22.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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