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$99.03
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-10100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-10100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 614 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-10100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $99.03 vs $153.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-12400 - $0.55 vs $0.67 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 27% better in War Thunder than Core i3-10100 - 230 vs 181 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i3-10100 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-10100 - 12 vs 8 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
181
78.69565217391305%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
82.08955223880598%
Price, $
$153
64%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $153 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348850 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1426
65.44286369894446%
Multi-Core
4215
47.64326890471346%
Intel Core i3-10100 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-10100 or Core i5-12400
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
183 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$857.96
In Stock
174 FPS
$4.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
102 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799.99
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$899.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
183 FPS
$4.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
113 FPS
$7.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$861.78
In Stock
173 FPS
$4.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,097.59
In Stock
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