i5-9400F vs Celeron M 430
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1096 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 25 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.07 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 8.68 |
| Architecture codename | Yonah (2005−2006) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 430 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.73 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 1 MB L2 KB | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.0V-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 430 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | PPGA478 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F. 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 | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron M 430 has 140.7% lower power consumption.
i5-9400F, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron M 430 is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 430 and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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