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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 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 i9-12900 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 15% better in Valheim than Celeron G3900 - 220 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i9-12900 - £128.82 vs £391.44
- Up to 62% better value when playing Valheim than Core i9-12900 - £0.67 vs £1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
220
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.78/FPS
37.64044943820225%
Price, £
£391.44
32%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900 Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
191
86.81818181818181%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.82
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 Dual-Core Processor (2 Core, 2.80 GHz)
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Updated 18 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
23.49373230893651%
Multi-Core
992
7.605029132168046%
Intel Core i9-12900 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900 or Celeron G3900
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
64 FPS
£31.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,999
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109 FPS
£22.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£2,499.99
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101 FPS
£39.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,999.99
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84 FPS
£20.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,699
In Stock
96 FPS
£15.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499
In Stock
84 FPS
£22.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,849
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84 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.99
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101 FPS
£14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,478.89
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104 FPS
£33.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,499
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104 FPS
£35.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£3,699
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