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Core i5-6400 vs Celeron G550

Core i5-6400 vs Celeron G550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for 64.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

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Intel Celeron G550

2.6 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155

Buy for 15.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 152 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for 64.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

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Intel Celeron G550

2.6 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155

Buy for 15.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 152 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

  • Performs up to 13% better in Minecraft than Celeron G550 - 673 vs 594 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G550

  • Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $14.32 vs $57.77
  • Up to 70% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-6400 - $0.03 vs $0.1 per FPS
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

673

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.1/FPS

30%

Price, €

€64.12

24%

FPS Winner

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for 64.12 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

594

88%

Value, €/FPS

€0.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€15.9

100%

Value Winner

Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155

Buy for 15.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 152 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo
Core i5-6400

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1111

100%

Multi-Core

3023

100%

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

385

34%

Multi-Core

629

20%

Intel Core i5-6400 Logo

Intel Core i5-6400

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Intel Celeron G550 Logo

Intel Celeron G550

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateJun 1st, 2012
Core i5CollectionCeleron
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4
Threads2
2.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
27.0x
Multiplier26.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
NoOverclockableNo

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