The Celeron G1840 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-7400 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only £10.39 cheaper!
Advantages of the Celeron G1840
- Up to 17% cheaper – £49.95 vs £60.34
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-7400
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 4 vs 2 threads
Celeron G1840 vs Core i5-7400 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G1840
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
168
92%
Min 1% FPS
113
93%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Core i5-7400
Jan 3rd, 2017
Average FPS
182
100%
Min 1% FPS
121
100%
Price, £
£60.34
82%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
88%
Celeron G1840 vs Core i5-7400 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Celeron G1840 vs Core i5-7400 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G1840 vs Core i5-7400 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G1840
May 1st, 2014
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
3 MB
50%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
93%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i5-7400
Jan 3rd, 2017
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G1840 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Haswell | Codename | Kaby Lake |
53 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 6 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
