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Celeron G550 vs Core i5-12600KF

Celeron G550 vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3443 days newer than Celeron G550.

Advantages of Celeron G550

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 65 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 13% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Celeron G550 - 332 vs 295 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 16 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

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Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

295

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

332

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.61/FPS

100%

Price, €

€202.51

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 202.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

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Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

385

16%

Multi-Core

629

5%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Celeron G550 Logo

Celeron G550

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jun 1st, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
CeleronCollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
10
2Threads
16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
26.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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