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The Celeron G1820 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-8400, it's also the same value for money, as it's only $53.01 cheaper!

Advantages of the Celeron G1820

  • Up to 62% cheaper$31.99 vs $85.00
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy53 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of the Core i5-8400

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 2 threads

Celeron G1820 vs Core i5-8400 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Celeron G1820 vs Core i5-8400 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Celeron G1820 vs Core i5-8400 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G1820 Logo

Celeron G1820

Dec 1st, 2013


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

490

36%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

837

17%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

Oct 5th, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1375

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4817

100%

Performance Specifications

The Celeron G1820 vs Core i5-8400 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Celeron G1820 Logo

Celeron G1820

Dec 1st, 2013


Cores

2-core

33%

L3 Cache

3 MB

33%


Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

96%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

MHz

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

Oct 5th, 2017


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

9 MB

100%


Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Celeron G1820 Logo

Celeron G1820

Specifications

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Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Core i5-8400

General
Dec 1st, 2013Release Date
Oct 5th, 2017
Not AvailableMSRP$182.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1151
HaswellCodenameCoffee Lake
53 W
Power Consumption65 W
Performance
2Cores
6
2Threads
6
2.7 GHzBase Frequency
2.8 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.0 GHz
3 MBL3 Cache
9 MB
Other Features
DDR3RAMDDR4 @ 2666 MHz
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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