The Celeron G3930 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-6400 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $13.72 more expensive!
Advantages of the Celeron G3930
- Consumes up to 22% less energy – 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-6400
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 19% cheaper – $56.68 vs $70.40
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 4 vs 2 threads
Celeron G3930 vs Core i5-6400 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Core i5-6400
Jul 2nd, 2015
Average FPS
180
100%
Min 1% FPS
120
100%
Price, $
$56.68
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Celeron G3930 vs Core i5-6400 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 G3930 vs Core i5-6400 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G3930 vs Core i5-6400 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G3930
Jan 3rd, 2017
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
2 MB
33%
Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
100%
Core i5-6400
Jul 2nd, 2015
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
93%
Turbo Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
89%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G3930 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $182.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
51 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
2.9 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| 2 MB | L3 Cache | 6 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 2400 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2133 MHz |
| Intel HD 610 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
