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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 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 cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $39.99 vs $94.98
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 97% better in FIFA 23 than Pentium Gold G5400 - 223 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Pentium Gold G5400 - $0.43 vs $0.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
FIFA 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
42%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Core i3-12100F
FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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89 FPS
$4.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
4 GB, 500 GB SSD
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75 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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