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Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-8600K

Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 765 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.

Advantages of Celeron G3900

  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €53.85 vs €134.97
  • Up to 57% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-8600K - €0.33 vs €0.77 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 51 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i5-8600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Celeron G3900 - 176 vs 164 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

164

93%

Value, €/FPS

€0.33/FPS

100%

Price, €

€53.85

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.77/FPS

43%

Price, €

€134.97

39%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)

Buy for 134.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 253 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

581

38%

Multi-Core

992

18%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

100%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Celeron G3900

vs
Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Core i5-8600K

Sep 1st, 2015
Oct 5th, 2017
CeleronCore i5
SkylakeCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
2
6
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo4.3 GHz
51 W
95 W
14 nm14 nm
28.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 510
None
No
Yes

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