Buy on Amazon
$49
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
Availability
MSRP in USD: $182
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $49.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-6400 - $0.26 vs $0.4 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Celeron G550 - 200 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
Buy for $49 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16659 minutes ago
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
Buy for $79 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 16660 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G550 or Core i5-6400
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
22 FPS
$37.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$825.24
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
