Intel Celeron N5095A vs Intel Core i5-6400

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron N5095A and Intel Core i5-6400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Celeron N5095A

Intel Core i5-6400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron N5095A

Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 71°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 71°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6400

Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1953 vs 1510
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5171 vs 4100

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.90 GHz
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1953 vs 1510
PassMark - CPU mark	5171 vs 4100

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron N5095A
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1510

1953

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4100

5171

Name	Intel Celeron N5095A	Intel Core i5-6400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1510	1953
PassMark - CPU mark	4100	5171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		831
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2685
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2922
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.265
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.471
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2278
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1336
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2278
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4275

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron N5095A	Intel Core i5-6400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Jasper Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'21	July 2015
Place in performance rating	1658	1672
Processor Number	N5095A	i5-6400
Series	Intel Celeron Processor N Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$185
Price now		$199
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.01
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	2.90 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 LPDDR4x	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Graphics
Device ID	0x4E55	0x1912
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	450 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	950 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max dynamic frequency		950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
DVI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2160@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1338	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless	No
Max number of PCIe lanes	8	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	14
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)