Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400T on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 1394 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400T
- Consumes up to 40% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 35 vs 58 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 17% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8400T - 126 vs 108 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8400T - $76.52 vs $139.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-8400T - $0.61 vs $1.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400T - 8 vs 6 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
108
85.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
47.28682170542635%
Price, $
$139
55%
Buy for $139 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7071 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.52
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $76.52 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 7075 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1099
49.39325842696629%
Multi-Core
3884
52.08528899021054%
Intel Core i5-8400T | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 58 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
17.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |