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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600 is 3161 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $14.07 vs $387.5
- Up to 96% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-10600 - $0.06 vs $1.53 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 11% better in Apex Legends than Celeron G540 - 282 vs 254 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 12 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
254
90.0709219858156%
Value, €/FPS
€0.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€15.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
282
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.53/FPS
3.9215686274509802%
Price, €
€430.12
3%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6 Core Desktop Processor up to 4.8GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Single-Core
396
25.079164027865737%
Multi-Core
679
10.995951417004049%
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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