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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 44% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-10400F - 147 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $83.62 vs $99.75
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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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
Very High
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1438
64.62921348314606%
Multi-Core
5751
77.12216709132359%
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
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, 1920 x 1080, Very High
1 FPS
$680/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$950.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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15 FPS
$53.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$698.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$1569/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$729.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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