11400 vs 12100 opinions?

StarShock · 21 Jan 2022 at 16:05

Hello, I was looking at pricing up a decent budget machine and its currently a toss up between these 2.

With the slight price differences between viable motherboards the total cost is very similar, and in the case of the i3 I would be going for a DDR4 version mobo as the price of DDR5 just isn't viable.

Mostly gaming, with some general desktop usage thrown in

So what do we think?
11400 has the core count advantage but the 12100 is faster core for core and offers a couple newer features
I think I'm leaning 11400 just because I'm worried the quad core might hold me back in future games.

Vish Petrol · 21 Jan 2022 at 16:11

StarShock said:
Hello, I was looking at pricing up a decent budget machine and its currently a toss up between these 2.

With the slight price differences between viable motherboards the total cost is very similar, and in the case of the i3 I would be going for a DDR4 version mobo as the price of DDR5 just isn't viable.

Mostly gaming, with some general desktop usage thrown in

So what do we think?
11400 has the core count advantage but the 12100 is faster core for core and offers a couple newer features
I think I'm leaning 11400 just because I'm worried the quad core might hold me back in future games.

11400, you can pick up a 12400f for £180 if your budget can stretch, its much better. Probably the best value cpu atm

Grim5 · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:17

Just get the 12400f it's worth it even if you have to save a little bit more

Wing-Man · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:17

10400f, the 11/12 are not worth the extra cost for a few Mhz

~>Dg<~ · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Grim5 said:
Just get the 12400f it's worth it even if you have to save a little bit more

motherboards are dear though.

StarShock · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:34

At my budget the extra 40 quid or so going up to the 12400 represents a full 10% total cost increase.

But it looks like the consensus is go for a 6 core.
Thanks all

Wing-Man · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:39

StarShock said:
At my budget the extra 40 quid or so going up to the 12400 represents a full 10% total cost increase.

But it looks like the consensus is go for a 6 core.
Thanks all

get the 10400f you will save and get the performance you want

Joxeon · 21 Jan 2022 at 19:55

~>Dg<~ said:
motherboards are dear though.

I'm seeing plenty of B660 boards at £100 or under now.

~>Dg<~ · 22 Jan 2022 at 00:53

Joxeon said:
I'm seeing plenty of B660 boards at £100 or under now.

i think they been adjusted as no one was buying b660 boards for 180

Joxeon · 22 Jan 2022 at 09:19

~>Dg<~ said:
i think they been adjusted as no one was buying b660 boards for 180

Was likely just some retailers trying to milk customers at release but those that are in the market for B series boards are far less likely to overpay so it was inevitable that prices would crash once stock started to pile up on shelves.

Cyber-Mav · 22 Jan 2022 at 09:47

AV1 decode acceleration is big advantage for the 12100

Grim5 · 22 Jan 2022 at 18:08

Cyber-Mav said:
AV1 decode acceleration is big advantage for the 12100

Unless your gpu already has it. But yea av1 is becoming important, both YouTube and Netflix are going to switch to AV1 soon

RavenXXX2 · 22 Jan 2022 at 18:48

B660 + 12400F for same money as the 5600x, no one should be building zen 3 rigs these days.

~>Dg<~ · 22 Jan 2022 at 23:17

whats the best priced b660 board to go for ? especially onboard sound ? some are poor sound wise.

Wing-Man · 23 Jan 2022 at 21:00

~>Dg<~ said:
whats the best priced b660 board to go for ? especially onboard sound ? some are poor sound wise.

if your not after studio quality i thought most if not all onboard now days was upto the task of home use and 90% use the sound from the GFX card now days too.

This is a question not a statement.

~>Dg<~ · 24 Jan 2022 at 01:18

no many boards have crap onboard sound. especially if you upgrading from decent oldstuff. actually hard to find what boards use.

also people think because the b660 boards are high priced better off getting a cheap 690 board. then you go look at some of them and they have terrible issues or reviews.

msi 690 pro a for eg read through reviews....internet dropping out..constantly cpu red lights. lots of issues.

Rroff · 24 Jan 2022 at 03:23

I would not buy a 4 core 8 thread CPU now unless your budget is very restricted. You need a lot more than a MHz advantage to make up the difference in an increasing number of games and applications.

Ayahuasca · 24 Jan 2022 at 07:41

If you care about sound that much then none of the cheap boards are going to cut it. Just buy an external dac/amp.

~>Dg<~ · 24 Jan 2022 at 13:59

Ayahuasca said:
If you care about sound that much then none of the cheap boards are going to cut it. Just buy an external dac/amp.

just want to know whats comparable to what was upgrading from. so its not worse.

Pandora2000 · 27 Jan 2022 at 11:53

which B660 is best with this?