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In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 238 days older than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $14.07 vs $142.07
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 0% better in Monster Hunter: World than Celeron G540 - 251 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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