Intel Pentium J6426 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons   28-06-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium J6426 vs Intel Core i5-2400 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, AIDA64, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Pentium J6426.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium J6426

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-2400 is 1% better than Pentium J6426. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium J6426

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, NBA 2K20, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.5
Valorant	101.7	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	56.9	57.6
Apex Legends	95.6	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.2
Overwatch	82.4	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	71.0
DOOM Eternal	50.8	51.4
Warzone	79.3	80.2
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.4
Valheim	84.4	85.4

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 comparisons 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. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Pentium J6426

136%

Core i5-2400

26%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium J6426 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 as it consumes less power: 10W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate 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 streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium J6426	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	66	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	249	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	282	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	653	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	705	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1678	2350

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

	Intel Pentium J6426	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	1172	1589
Multi-Core	2969	3799

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

	Intel Pentium J6426	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	410	756
Multi-Core	1447	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium J6426	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	October 01, 2016	October 01, 2010
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1493	LGA1155
Core name	Elkhart Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	7	2
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	14 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	10 W	95 W
Memory type	4x32 LPDDR4/x 3200MT/s Max 16GB / 2x64 DDR4 3200MT/s Max 32GB	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	32 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	1.5 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 Core i5-2400 is 35% better than Pentium J6426 in terms of CPU frequency. 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 Pentium J6426 is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 25
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium J6426 and Intel Core i5-2400 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium J6426 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium J6426 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.