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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 765 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Celeron G3900 - 158 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $39.95 vs $140.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-8400 - $0.27 vs $0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
30.337078651685395%
Price, $
$140
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
150
94.9367088607595%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/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 350066 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
42.941611234294164%
Multi-Core
992
20.893007582139848%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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