The Celeron G1840 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-8700 and it's also a slightly worse value for money, as it's only £96.71 cheaper!
Advantages of the Celeron G1840
- Up to 66% cheaper – £49.95 vs £146.66
- Consumes up to 18% less energy – 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i7-8700
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 2 threads
Celeron G1840 vs Core i7-8700 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G1840
May 1st, 2014
Average FPS
168
89%
Min 1% FPS
113
90%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Core i7-8700
Oct 5th, 2017
Average FPS
189
100%
Min 1% FPS
125
100%
Price, £
£146.66
34%
Value, £/FPS
£0.77/FPS
38%
Celeron G1840 vs Core i7-8700 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Celeron G1840 vs Core i7-8700 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G1840 vs Core i7-8700 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G1840
May 1st, 2014
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
3 MB
25%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
87%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Core i7-8700
Oct 5th, 2017
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
12 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G1840 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $303.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
53 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 12 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
