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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3504 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $49.0 vs $161.76
- Up to 59% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-12400 - $0.32 vs $0.78 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 37% better in World of Warcraft than Celeron G550 - 208 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 12 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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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
Maximum
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
137 FPS
$4.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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159 FPS
$6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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150 FPS
$7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,165
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159 FPS
$7.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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159 FPS
$9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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150 FPS
$6.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$913.69
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150 FPS
$7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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150 FPS
$6.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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150 FPS
$8.93/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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150 FPS
$11.99/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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