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Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-12600K

Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-12600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7588 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7588 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.

Advantages of Celeron G3900

  • Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - CA$69.30 vs CA$249.00
  • Up to 68% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-12600K - CA$0.25 vs CA$0.78 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 51 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 16% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Celeron G3900 - 321 vs 276 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 16 vs 2 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

276

86%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.25/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$69.3

100%

Value Winner

INTEL - CELERON Processor G3900 2M 2.80

Buy for CA$69.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7588 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

321

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.78/FPS

32%

Price, CA$

CA$249

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for CA$249 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7588 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

581

24%

Multi-Core

992

8%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Celeron G3900

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Core i5-12600K

Sep 1st, 2015
Nov 4th, 2021
CeleronCore i5
SkylakeAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1700
Desktop
Desktop
2
10
2
16
2.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Non-Turbo4.9 GHz
51 W
125 W
14 nm
10 nm
28.0x
37.0x
Intel HD 510UHD Graphics 770
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CA$69.3

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Core i5-12600KF

CA$269.04

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

CA$199.73

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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Ryzen 5 5600GT

CA$179.98

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K
Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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Core i9-14900KF

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Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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Core i7-14700F

CA$470.92

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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Core i7-14700KF

CA$469

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Celeron G3900

CA$69.3

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