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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9400F is 280 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $50.0 vs $112.0
- Up to 52% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-9400F - $0.45 vs $0.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Celeron G4900 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
112
92.56198347107438%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
48.387096774193544%
Price, $
$112
44%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
44.70246734397678%
Multi-Core
1051
21.741828713280928%
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G4900 or Core i5-9400F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
43 FPS
$26.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,169.99
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33 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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