Core i5-8400T vs Celeron J1900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2569	1192
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.33
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-D (2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	1 November 2013 (10 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$82	$182
Current price	$163 (2x MSRP)	$126 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	6
Base clock speed	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.42 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	224 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1170	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	-	no data
Status	Launched	Discontinued
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	854 MHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J1900 and Core i5-8400T.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	4	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Core i5-8400T outperforms Celeron J1900 by 549% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.74	4.80
Recency	1 November 2013	2 April 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Cost	$82	$182
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt

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