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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $39.9 vs $132.72
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 32% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Celeron G3900 - 121 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
26.66360715924736%
Multi-Core
992
11.212840510907652%
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-12400
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$14.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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64 FPS
$15.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,003.17
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64 FPS
$14.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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57 FPS
$16.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$919.99
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58 FPS
$17.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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58 FPS
$16.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
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57 FPS
$17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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58 FPS
$17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
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64 FPS
$20.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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64 FPS
$28.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
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