Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1840 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1840 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1385 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G1840.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1840
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £49.95 vs £168.9
- Up to 69% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-8500 - £0.19 vs £0.61 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Celeron G1840 - 278 vs 257 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1840 - 6 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
257
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £49.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 67 minutes ago
Buy for £168.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 70 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G1840 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
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May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
2 | Threads | 6 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | No |