Celeron N6211 vs i5-9400

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1327	2472
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.77	3.33
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	Elkhart Lake
Power efficiency	3.48	8.31
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Elkhart Lake (2022)
Release date	7 January 2019 (6 years ago)	17 July 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	$54

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400 has 73% better value for money than Celeron N6211.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	70 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 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)	no data
Socket	FCLGA1151	BGA1493
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare UHD Graphics 630 and UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz)
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400 and Celeron N6211.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.31	1.27
Integrated graphics card	2.82	1.24
Recency	7 January 2019	17 July 2022
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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