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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600K 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 i5-6600K is 427 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G1840.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- 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 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1840
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £49.95 vs £138.88
- Up to 62% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-6600K - £0.19 vs £0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 53 vs 91 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
257
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.19/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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In Stock
Updated 142 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Celeron G1840 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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