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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3481 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 20% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Celeron G540 - 91 vs 76 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-11400F - $19.25 vs $115.99
- Up to 80% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-11400F - $0.25 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
19%
Price, $
$115.99
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11400F | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Celeron G540
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
23 FPS
$29.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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41 FPS
$26.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,082
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35 FPS
$31.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,115
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35 FPS
$24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$840
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30 FPS
$15/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$449.99
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46 FPS
$19.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$911
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46 FPS
$23.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,071.99
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23 FPS
$28.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$659.99
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43 FPS
$20.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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41 FPS
$29.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,229.11
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