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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- 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 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-11400F - 131 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $94.98 vs $115.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-11400F - $0.73 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/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
Maximum
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i3-12100F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
40 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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56 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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60 FPS
$18.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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53 FPS
$21.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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53 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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47 FPS
$9.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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65 FPS
$14.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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65 FPS
$16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
$9.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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40 FPS
$16.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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