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Core i5-9400F vs Celeron G550

Core i5-9400F vs Celeron G550: 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 $101.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

vs

Intel Celeron G550

2.6 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 184 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 $101.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

vs

Intel Celeron G550

2.6 GHz | 2-core

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 184 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 2412 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F

  • Performs up to 79% better in FIFA 23 than Celeron G550 - 159 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G550

  • Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $49.0 vs $101.79
  • Up to 14% better value when playing FIFA 23 than Core i5-9400F - $0.55 vs $0.64 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of FIFA 23.
FIFA 23

FIFA 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

159

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.64/FPS

85%

Price, $

$101.79

48%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for $101.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 185 minutes ago

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

89

55%

Value, $/FPS

$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$49

100%

Value Winner

Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 184 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

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 G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

385

27%

Multi-Core

629

13%

Intel Core i5-9400F Logo

Intel Core i5-9400F

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Intel Celeron G550 Logo

Intel Celeron G550

Jan 8th, 2019
Release DateJun 1st, 2012
Core i5CollectionCeleron
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads2
2.9 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
29.0x
Multiplier26.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Celeron G550

FIFA 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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