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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 34% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - $85.0 vs $129.63
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 9% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-9400F - 204 vs 187 FPS
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 60 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9400F - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Intel Core i3-12100 Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 3.3 GHz Quad-Core 60W 12MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Single-Core
1378
64.1228478362029%
Multi-Core
4834
70.29227860985895%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-12100
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
41 FPS
$25.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$24.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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