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Key Differences
In short — Celeron G6900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Celeron G6900 is 4013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 43% cheaper than Celeron G6900 - £37.72 vs £65.92
- Up to 36% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Celeron G6900 - £0.29 vs £0.45 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G6900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G6900
- Performs up to 13% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-2500K - 145 vs 128 FPS
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
128
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Intel® Celeron® G6900 Desktop Processor 4M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Celeron G6900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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