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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 3047 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 21% better in Saints Row than Pentium 3556U - 174 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 12 vs 2 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$899.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Quartz i350 R4 Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-12400F, 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB NVMe M.2) S2QT-B66R-350-LCS,White
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Core i5-12400F
Saints Row, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
69 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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51 FPS
$20.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,058.99
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51 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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51 FPS
$15.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$912.95
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51 FPS
$19.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$989.99
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69 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.23
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74 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999
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69 FPS
$17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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