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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 61 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Celeron G3900 - 158 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $39.9 vs $75.13
- Up to 46% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-6400 - $0.26 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
153
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Celeron G3900
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
37 FPS
$22.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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