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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 2805 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G1840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 36% better in World of Warcraft than Celeron G1840 - 212 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1840 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1840
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - £49.95 vs £183.66
- Up to 63% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-12500 - £0.32 vs £0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
36.7816091954023%
Price, £
£183.66
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
156
73.58490566037736%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Price, £
£49.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1840 Processor 2.8 GHz LGA1150 2 MB Cache Boxed CPU
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Updated 5378 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
505
21.852012115967113%
Multi-Core
854
9.406322282189668%
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Celeron G1840 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Celeron G1840
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
163 FPS
£5.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£972.24
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152 FPS
£5.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£836.22
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133 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,339
In Stock
133 FPS
£8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,149.03
In Stock
163 FPS
£7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£1,265.25
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