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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1840 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1840 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G1840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 20% better in Overwatch 2 than Celeron G1840 - 383 vs 319 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1840
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$41.21 vs CA$314.89
- Up to 84% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12500 - CA$0.13 vs CA$0.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
383
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.82/FPS
15.853658536585366%
Price, CA$
CA$314.89
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 4486 minutes ago
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
319
83.28981723237598%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$41.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1840 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.8 GHz 2M 53W LGA1150
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Updated 4480 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
505
21.852012115967113%
Multi-Core
854
9.406322282189668%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Celeron G1840 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Celeron G1840
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
179 FPS
CA$5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$979
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65 FPS
CA$24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,599.99
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65 FPS
CA$17.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
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