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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $182
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 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 i5-6400 is 61 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $39.95 vs $99.95
- Up to 60% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-6400 - $0.14 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Celeron G3900 - 287 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 4 vs 2 threads
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
276
96.16724738675958%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
287
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
40.00000000000001%
Price, $
$99.95
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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Updated 349456 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
52.29522952295229%
Multi-Core
992
32.81508435329143%
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-6400
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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