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Core i5-9400F vs Celeron G3900

Core i5-9400F vs Celeron G3900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for $107.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

vs

Intel Celeron G3900

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Intel CPU BX80662G3900 Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C/2T Skylake Retail

Buy for $19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9400F

2.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for $107.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

vs

Intel Celeron G3900

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Intel CPU BX80662G3900 Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C/2T Skylake Retail

Buy for $19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 1225 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Performs up to 140% better in League of Legends than Celeron G3900 - 161 vs 67 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900

  • Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $19.0 vs $107.99
  • Up to 58% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-9400F - $0.28 vs $0.67 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

161

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.67/FPS

41%

Price, $

$107.99

17%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics

Buy for $107.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

67

41%

Value, $/FPS

$0.28/FPS

100%

Price, $

$19

100%

Value Winner

Intel CPU BX80662G3900 Celeron G3900 2.80Ghz 2M LGA1151 2C/2T Skylake Retail

Buy for $19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 45 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo
Core i5-9400F

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1378

100%

Multi-Core

4834

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

581

42%

Multi-Core

992

20%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Intel Core i5-9400F

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Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Intel Celeron G3900

Jan 8th, 2019
Release DateSep 1st, 2015
Core i5CollectionCeleron
Coffee LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads2
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
51 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
29.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 510
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Celeron G3900

League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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