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Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Celeron G3930. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Core i5-9400F
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Celeron G3930
Intel Celeron G3930

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9400F or Intel Celeron G3930? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-9400F has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Celeron G3930 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 51 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    634 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9400F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    227 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    321 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    452 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1291 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    163 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    462 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1281 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.78 times less performance per watt

    51 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Celeron G3930 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    697 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    867 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    944 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1208 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1339 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    483 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    616 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    281 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    557 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    199 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1036 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9400F Intel Core i5-9400F
Intel Celeron G3930 Intel Celeron G3930
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Celeron
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Celeron G3000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8400 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10400F left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.90 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 610
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.05 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 12
  • Shader
    left arrow 96
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q3/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Celeron G3930 and Intel Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Celeron G3930 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 51 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Core i5-9400F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 2.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Celeron G3930.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
177
Intel Core i5-9400F
123
Intel Celeron G3930
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
987
Intel Core i5-9400F
220
Intel Celeron G3930
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1085
Intel Core i5-9400F
686
Intel Celeron G3930
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4753
Intel Core i5-9400F
1264
Intel Celeron G3930
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4820
Intel Core i5-9400F
2857
Intel Celeron G3930
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
21065
Intel Core i5-9400F
5049
Intel Celeron G3930
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
12051
Intel Core i5-9400F
3350
Intel Celeron G3930

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