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Core i5-12600K vs Celeron G3900

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12600K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12600K

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12600K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

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Key Differences

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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Celeron G3900 - 196 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 16 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900

  • Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - €51.75 vs €499.0
  • Up to 89% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-12600K - €0.29 vs €2.55 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 51 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered

Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

196

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.55/FPS

11%

Price, €

€499

10%

FPS Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12600K, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 80 minutes ago

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

178

90%

Value, €/FPS

€0.29/FPS

100%

Price, €

€51.75

100%

Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2450

100%

Multi-Core

11792

100%

Intel Celeron G3900 Logo
Celeron G3900

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

581

23%

Multi-Core

992

8%

Intel Core i5-12600K Logo

Intel Core i5-12600K

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Intel Celeron G3900 Logo

Intel Celeron G3900

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateSep 1st, 2015
Core i5CollectionCeleron
Alder LakeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores2
16
Threads2
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
51 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier28.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 510
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Celeron G3900

Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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