Intel Celeron G6900T vs Intel Core i5-2400

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Intel Celeron G6900T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Celeron G6900T Intel Core i5-2400

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G6900T and the Intel Core i5-2400 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Celeron G6900T 2 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core i5-2400 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Intel Celeron (165) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Celeron G6000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
10 Generation 2
Alder Lake S Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G5900T Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron G6900T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-2400 clocks with 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Celeron G6900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 G6900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400
-- 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.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
13 GPU Generation 6
14 nm Technology 32 nm
3 Max. displays 2
16 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G6900T, while the Intel Core i5-2400 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Celeron G6900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Celeron G6900T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-2400 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Celeron G6900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Celeron G6900T has 6.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-2400 is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Celeron G6900T Characteristic Intel Core i5-2400
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2011
50 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G6900T (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron G6900T (97%)
Intel Core i5-2400 (89%)

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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1080 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
691 (64%)

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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2140 (91%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2345 (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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
1325 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
598 (45%)

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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
2306 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1778 (77%)

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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.30 GHz
332 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (32%)

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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
3990 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3560 (89%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
615 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2011 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
253 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
863 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
317 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Celeron G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1230 (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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
114 (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 G6900T Intel Celeron G6900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
355 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Celeron G6900T Intel Core i5-2400
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