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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Celeron G550 - 182 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $49.0 vs $75.13
- Up to 32% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-6400 - $0.28 vs $0.41 per FPS
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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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
High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| 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 | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Celeron G550
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
71 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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