Intel Core i5 6400 vs Intel Celeron G6900
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6400 with 4 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Celeron G6900 with 2 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6400 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)
Intel Celeron G6900 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.7GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (46W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
898
Intel Celeron G6900
+42%
1284
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
+29%
3214
Intel Celeron G6900
2476
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1143
Intel Celeron G6900
+45%
1666
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
+23%
3312
Intel Celeron G6900
2676
Blender
Intel Core i5 6400
+122%
49
Intel Celeron G6900
22
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
853
Intel Celeron G6900
+52%
1303
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
+10%
2805
Intel Celeron G6900
2535
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6400
1961
Intel Celeron G6900
+36%
2674
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6400
+17%
5151
Intel Celeron G6900
4402
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2022
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
i5-6400
Processor Number
G6900
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-1700
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 710
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-
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Package
-
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14 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
-
-
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65 W
Power Consumption
46 W
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-
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
2
2.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total Core Count
2
4
Total Thread Count
2
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
27x
Multiplier
34x
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-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1280 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
950 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
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Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
16
-
Power Consumption
15 W
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-
-
-
Graphics Performance
0.36 TFLOPS
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
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