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Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-12400

Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.

Advantages of Celeron G3900

  • Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - €60.90 vs €168.57
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 51 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 5500% better in Cities: Skylines II than Celeron G3900 - 56 vs 1 FPS
  • Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Celeron G3900 - €3.01 vs €60.90 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
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This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

1

2%

Value, €/FPS

€60.9/FPS

5%

Price, €

€60.9

100%

Intel Celeron g3900 2,80 gHz LGA1151 2 MB Cache Tray

Buy for 60.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7781 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

56

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.01/FPS

100%

Price, €

€168.57

36%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 168.57 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7781 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

581

27%

Multi-Core

992

11%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Celeron G3900

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2015
Jan 4th, 2022
CeleronCore i5
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
2
12
2.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Non-Turbo4.4 GHz
51 W
65 W
14 nm
10 nm
28.0x
25.0x
Intel HD 510UHD Graphics 730
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PCs Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-12400

With selected game settings

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178

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168.57

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97

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204.99

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168.57

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466.4

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168.57

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260

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168.57

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414

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168.57

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367.85

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
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168.57

vs
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255.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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140.78

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Core i3-12100F

87.9

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

vs
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
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Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

60.9

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

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