Intel Celeron 440 vs Intel Core i5-8400H

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Intel Celeron 440 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Core i5-8400H

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron 440 and the Intel Core i5-8400H and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron 440 1 core processor released in Q3/2006 with the Intel Core i5-8400H which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Celeron 400 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 8000H (6)
1 Generation 8
Conroe (Core) Architecture Coffee Lake H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-9400H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 440 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-8400H clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron 440 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
1 Cores 4
1 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Celeron 440 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron 440, while the Intel Core i5-8400H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron 440 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron 440 has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-8400H is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron 440 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 440 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 65 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-8400H is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Celeron 440 Characteristic Intel Core i5-8400H
65 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 775 Socket BGA 1440
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2006 Release date Q2/2018
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 440 (23%)
Intel Core i5-8400H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 440 (6%)
Intel Core i5-8400H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
244 (23%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1081 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
244 (7%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3534 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
366 (5%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
7902 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1296 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
3826 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
178 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 440 Intel Celeron 440
1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
819 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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