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Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-12600KF

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 2256 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.

Advantages of Celeron G3900

  • Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €21.99 vs €202.51
  • Up to 87% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-12600KF - €0.07 vs €0.52 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 51 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 21% better in Overwatch 2 than Celeron G3900 - 390 vs 322 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 16 vs 2 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

322

83%

Value, €/FPS

€0.07/FPS

100%

Price, €

€21.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

390

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.52/FPS

13%

Price, €

€202.51

10%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i5-12600KF 3,6GHz LGA1700 Box

Buy for 202.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 302 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

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 i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Celeron G3900

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
CeleronCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
51 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
28.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 510
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-12600KF

With selected game settings

Celeron G3900 and Core i5-12600KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

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

199.76

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

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

199.76

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

21.99

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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