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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6850K is 273 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £25.15 vs £168.88
- Up to 84% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-6850K - £0.12 vs £0.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 51 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Celeron G3900 - 224 vs 214 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
214
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£25.15
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz 2M Cache Dual-Core CPU Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 Tray
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Updated 82 minutes ago
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
16%
Price, £
£168.88
14%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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In Stock
Updated 83 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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