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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 70% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-6400 - 274 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $94.98 vs $99.95
- Up to 44% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i5-6400 - $0.28 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
274
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.28/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 i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
161
58.75912408759124%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
56.00000000000001%
Price, $
$99.95
95%
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1111
49.932584269662925%
Multi-Core
3023
40.53909078717983%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Core i5-6400
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
30 FPS
$26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$874.94/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$874.94
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1 FPS
$807.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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