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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $19.59 vs $132.72
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 25% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Celeron G550 - 144 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 12 vs 2 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155
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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 High
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
385
17.668655346489214%
Multi-Core
629
7.109754719113824%
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G550 or Core i5-12400
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
52 FPS
$16.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$845
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65 FPS
$15.43/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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65 FPS
$14.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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51 FPS
$18.04/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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52 FPS
$19.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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52 FPS
$18.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$959
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51 FPS
$19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$969
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52 FPS
$19.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,029
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65 FPS
$20.6/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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65 FPS
$27.68/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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