Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in Battlefield 1 than Celeron G3900 - 242 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - £25.15 vs £167.28
- Up to 84% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-8500 - £0.11 vs £0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £167.28 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 20 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
231
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.11/FPS
100%
Price, £
£25.15
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £25.15 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 19 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 51 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
No | Overclockable | No |