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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G6900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 and the cheaper Celeron G6900 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 9% better in Sea of Thieves than Celeron G6900 - 264 vs 242 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G6900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G6900
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - CA$113.5 vs CA$241.35
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$241.35 on Amazon
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Intel Celeron G6900 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1603
69.36391172652532%
Multi-Core
2696
29.694900319418437%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Celeron G6900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Celeron G6900
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
147 FPS
CA$6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$979
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104 FPS
CA$11.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,169
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