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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1952 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Celeron G550 - 277 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $49.0 vs $130.73
- Up to 60% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8400 - $0.19 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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