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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-11400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-11400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11400 - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-11400 - $94.98 vs $150.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-11400 - $0.46 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-12100F - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
100%
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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Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
199
97.07317073170731%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
60.526315789473685%
Price, $
$150.95
62%
Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11400
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1940
87.19101123595505%
Multi-Core
7300
97.8945956819096%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-11400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-11400
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
65 FPS
$12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$38.04/FPS
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Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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