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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $212
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$42.99 vs CA$249.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing New World than Core i5-12500 - CA$0.43 vs CA$1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 39% better in New World than Celeron G3900 - 139 vs 100 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
100
71%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$42.99
100%
Value Winner
INTEL - CELERON Processor G3900 2M 2.80
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Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.79/FPS
24%
Price, CA$
CA$249
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$249 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 11 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-12500
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
78 FPS
CA$20.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,599.27
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57 FPS
CA$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,069
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