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In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 2291 days newer than Core i3-3120M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 13% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i3-3120M - 102 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3120M - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i3-3120M
Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Core i3-3120M |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Sep 30th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel BGA 1023 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Core i3-3120M
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$34.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$32.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,119
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25 FPS
$27.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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