i5-12400F vs Celeron J3355

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron J3355
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.75
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+1539%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Celeron J3355 by a whopping 1539% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2663631
Place by popularitynot in top-1002
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0646.21
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiency7.0917.88
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 76917% better value for money than Celeron J3355.

Detailed specifications

Celeron J3355 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 speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron J3355 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
SocketFCBGA1296FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F. 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++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency700 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron J3355 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes620
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

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 J3355 0.75
i5-12400F 12.29
+1539%

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 J3355 1197
i5-12400F 19520
+1531%

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 J3355 273
i5-12400F 2219
+713%

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 J3355 460
i5-12400F 9102
+1879%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Celeron J3355 90
i5-12400F 1759
+1854%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Celeron J3355 48
i5-12400F 244
+413%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 12.29
Recency 30 August 2016 4 January 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 65 Watt

Celeron J3355 has 550% lower power consumption.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 1538.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron J3355 in performance tests.


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