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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is 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 Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 24% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium Gold G5400 - 159 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $50.0 vs $94.98
- Up to 35% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-12100F - $0.39 vs $0.6 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
128
80.50314465408806%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
731
32.853932584269664%
Multi-Core
1504
20.168968754190693%
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Pentium Gold G5400
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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16 FPS
$54.68/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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