i5-9400F vs Celeron B730

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron B730
2012
1 core / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.37
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+1511%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Celeron B730 by a whopping 1511% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30451108
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.41
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel CeleronIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.008.68
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date1 July 2012 (12 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier1829
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketG2 (988B)FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size16 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron B730 0.37
i5-9400F 5.96
+1511%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron B730 584
i5-9400F 9468
+1521%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 5.96
Recency 1 July 2012 8 January 2019
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron B730 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has a 1510.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Celeron B730 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron B730 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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