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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 1397 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 7% better in Overwatch 2 than Celeron G540 - 339 vs 316 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $19.25 vs $69.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6400 - $0.06 vs $0.2 per FPS
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
316
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
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
Epic
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Celeron G540
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$7.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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