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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400 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 i5-9400 is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Celeron G3900 - 226 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-9400 - $39.9 vs $160.91
- Up to 73% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-9400 - $0.19 vs $0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-9400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores 2. 90 GHz up to 4. 10 GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W Processors BX80684I59400
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
214
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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
Epic
Core i5-9400
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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