i5-12400F vs Celeron G3900E

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2276	620
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	43.61
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Power efficiency	3.46	17.89
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 36242% better value for money than Celeron G3900E.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 510

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G3900E and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.28	12.29
Recency	2 January 2016	4 January 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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