i5-12400F vs Celeron G4900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+714%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Celeron G4900 by a whopping 714% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2153631
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.9546.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency2.8017.89
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 1466% better value for money than Celeron G4900.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size126 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 G4900 1.51
i5-12400F 12.29
+714%

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 G4900 2397
i5-12400F 19520
+714%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Celeron G4900 607
i5-12400F 2219
+266%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Celeron G4900 1033
i5-12400F 9101
+781%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 12.29
Recency 2 April 2018 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron G4900 has 20.4% lower power consumption.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 713.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4900 in performance tests.


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