Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 2602 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $14.07 vs $106.02
- Up to 80% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-9600K - $0.18 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 52% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Celeron G540 - 131 vs 86 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 6 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
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Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
2 | Threads | 6 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |