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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 Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 36% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Celeron G550 - 121 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 12 vs 2 threads
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 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-12400 - $0.55 vs $1.34 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Celeron G550
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
58 FPS
$11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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69 FPS
$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,029.99
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64 FPS
$18.2/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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69 FPS
$17.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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69 FPS
$21.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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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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64 FPS
$16.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,055
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64 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$929.9
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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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