Intel Celeron G5920 vs Intel Core i5-6400

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Celeron G5920 vs Intel Core i5-6400 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, 7zip, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
DOOM: Eternal
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Death Stranding
Last Man Standing
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6400 or Intel Celeron G5920.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron G5920

50%

Core i5-6400

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-6400 is 1% better than Celeron G5920. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron G5920

50%

Core i5-6400

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.7	91.3
Valorant	102.0	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.1	58.1
Apex Legends	95.8	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.5	77.8
Overwatch	82.6	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.4	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.0	51.9
Warzone	79.5	80.9
Assassin's Creed	85.7	87.1
Valheim	84.6	86.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron G5920

50%

Core i5-6400

49%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron G5920 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	266	497
Cinbench 20 Single-core	368	275
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	628	1061
Cinbench 23 Single-core	379	1001
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1398	3997

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	2146	1957
Multi-Core	2831	5167

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	878	959
Multi-Core	1697	3221

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Celeron G5920	Intel Core i5-6400
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	April 01, 2015
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA 1151
Core name	Comet Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	5	6
Turbo Frequency		3.3 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Celeron G5920 is 22% better than Core i5-6400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6400 has 2 more core than Celeron G5920. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron G5920 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6400 is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron G5920 and Intel Core i5-6400 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Celeron G5920 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6400 specs and review.