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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-12100 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-12100 is 1372 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i3-12100 - £59.75 vs £92.48
- Up to 31% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i3-12100 - £0.43 vs £0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100 - 54 vs 60 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Celeron G4900 - 149 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 8 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
140
93.95973154362416%
Value, £/FPS
£0.43/FPS
100%
Price, £
£59.75
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G4900 Processor 3.1 GHz 2 MB Smart Cache Box
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In Stock
Updated 4024 minutes ago
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
69.35483870967741%
Price, £
£92.48
64%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Desktop Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.30 GHz
Buy for £92.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 4025 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i3-12100
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
28.664495114006517%
Multi-Core
1051
15.282826814017742%
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 60 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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