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$153
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 69% better in War Thunder than Celeron G3900 - 230 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $39.95 vs $153.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-12400 - $0.29 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
43.28358208955223%
Price, $
$153
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
Buy for $153 on Amazon
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Updated 349092 minutes ago
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
136
59.130434782608695%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
Buy for $39.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349092 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
26.66360715924736%
Multi-Core
992
11.212840510907652%
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12400 or Celeron G3900
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
183 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,099
In Stock
174 FPS
$4.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$769.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799
In Stock
183 FPS
$4.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$839
In Stock
173 FPS
$4.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$859.99
In Stock
183 FPS
$6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,097.59
In Stock
173 FPS
$8.32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-12400
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,439
In Stock
183 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,339
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