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In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1610 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1610 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 694 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1610.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 5% better in Dirt 5 than Celeron G1610 - 145 vs 138 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1610 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1610
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $27.05 vs $142.07
- Up to 80% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-2500 - $0.22 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 55 vs 95 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Celeron G1610
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
FPS
138
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.22/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1610 2.60GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G1610
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G1610
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Celeron G1610 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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