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In short — Core i5-9400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400 is 2798 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 200% better in League of Legends than Core i3-2100 - 162 vs 54 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2100 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $49.0 vs $160.91
- Up to 8% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-9400 - $0.91 vs $0.99 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Intel Core i3-2100 Dual-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I32100
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i3-2100
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Core i3-2100 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 20th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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