i3-12100 vs i5-12400 - Need For Speed RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q - Game Performance Benchmarks

RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i3-12100

Need For Speed

RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q with Intel Core i5-12400

i3-12100 i5-12400

Multi-Thread Performance

12603 Pts

16800 Pts

Single-Thread Performance

3340 Pts

3240 Pts

Need For Speed

i3-12100 vs i5-12400 in Need For Speed using RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q - CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions

i3-12100 i5-12400

Ultra Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	193.1 FPS
1080p	201.1 FPS
1440p	151.3 FPS
1440p	157.6 FPS
2160p	103.5 FPS
2160p	107.8 FPS
w1440p	136.3 FPS
w1440p	142.0 FPS

High Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	272.5 FPS
1080p	281.7 FPS
1440p	222.7 FPS
1440p	230.4 FPS
2160p	162.2 FPS
2160p	167.8 FPS
w1440p	204.2 FPS
w1440p	211.3 FPS

Medium Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	351.9 FPS
1080p	362.4 FPS
1440p	294.2 FPS
1440p	303.2 FPS
2160p	220.9 FPS
2160p	227.9 FPS
w1440p	272.1 FPS
w1440p	280.6 FPS

Low Quality

Resolution	Frames Per Second
1080p	510.7 FPS
1080p	523.7 FPS
1440p	437.0 FPS
1440p	448.8 FPS
2160p	338.3 FPS
2160p	347.9 FPS
w1440p	407.9 FPS
w1440p	419.2 FPS

i3-12100

For some games, a cpu with a higher clock speed, or in a technical name IPC (Instructions per clock), has better results than other CPU's with higher core count and lower core speed.
The i3-12100 is more power efficient and generates less heat.

i5-12400

The i5-12400 has higher Level 3 Cache. This is useful when you have substantial multiprocessing workloads, many computationally intense simultaneous processes. More likely on a server, less on a personally used computer for interactive desktop workloads.
The i5-12400 has more cores. The benefit of having more cores is that the system can handle more threads. Each core can handle a separate stream of data. This architecture greatly increases the performance of a system that is running concurrent applications.
The i5-12400 has more threads. Larger programs are divided into threads (small sections) so that the processor can execute them simultaneously to get faster execution.

Compare i3-12100 vs i5-12400 specifications

i3-12100 vs i5-12400 Architecture

	i3-12100	i5-12400
Chipsets	Z690, H670, B660, H610	Z690, H670, B660, H610
Codename	Alder Lake-S	Alder Lake-S
DDR4 Speed	3200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
DDR5 Speed	4800 MT/s	4800 MT/s
ECC Memory	No	No
Generation	Core i3 (Alder Lake-S)	Core i5 (Alder Lake-S)
Launch MSRP	$122	$199
Market	Desktop	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
PCI-Express	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)	Gen 5, 20 Lanes (CPU only)
Part#	SRL62	SRL4V SRL5Y
Production Status	Active	Active
Release Date	Jan 4th, 2022	Jan 4th, 2022

i3-12100 vs i5-12400 Cache

	i3-12100	i5-12400
Cache L1	80K (per core)	80K (per core)
Cache L2	1.25MB (per core)	1.25MB (per core)
Cache L3	12MB (shared)	18MB (shared)

i3-12100 vs i5-12400 Cores

	i3-12100	i5-12400
# of Cores	4	6
# of Threads	8	12
Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 730	UHD Graphics 730
SMP # CPUs	1	1

i3-12100 vs i5-12400 Performance

	i3-12100	i5-12400
Base Clock	100 MHz	100 MHz
Frequency	3.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Multiplier	33.0x	25.0x
Multiplier Unlocked	No	No
PL1	60W	65W
PL2	89W	117W
PL2 Tau Limit	28 seconds	28 seconds
TDP	60 W	65 W
Turbo Clock	up to 4.3 GHz	up to 4.4 GHz