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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1620 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1620 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 694 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1620.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Celeron G1620 - 164 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1620 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1620
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - CA$32.99 vs CA$475.72
- Up to 93% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-2500 - CA$0.2 vs CA$2.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 55 vs 95 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
164
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.9/FPS
6%
Price, CA$
CA$475.72
6%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
FPS
162
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$32.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1620 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.7 GHz 2M 55W LGA1155
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In Stock
Updated 11575 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Celeron G1620 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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