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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3930 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3930 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 551 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3930.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 11% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Celeron G3930 - 122 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3930 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3930
- Up to 19% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $63.92 vs $79.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6400 - $0.58 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
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 G3930
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
110
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.92
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3930 Dual-core (2 Core) 2.90 GHz Processor - Socket H4 LGA-1151OEM Pack - 512 KB
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G3930
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Celeron G3930 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Celeron G3930
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
$6.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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