The Celeron G3900 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-11500 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only £128.23 cheaper!
Advantages of the Celeron G3900
- Up to 52% cheaper – £118.43 vs £246.66
- Consumes up to 22% less energy – 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-11500
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 12 vs 2 threads
Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-11500 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Average FPS
170
86%
Min 1% FPS
114
87%
Price, £
£118.43
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Core i5-11500
Mar 16th, 2021
Average FPS
198
100%
Min 1% FPS
131
100%
Price, £
£246.66
48%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
56%
Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-11500 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-11500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Celeron G3900 vs Core i5-11500 in core CPU performance specifications
Celeron G3900
Sep 1st, 2015
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
4 MB
33%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
67%
Core i5-11500
Mar 16th, 2021
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
12 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
96%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Celeron G3900 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $192.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
51 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 12 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
