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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G1840.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Metro Exodus than Celeron G1840 - 153 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1840 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1840
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - £49.95 vs £356.44
- Up to 85% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i9-12900K - £0.36 vs £2.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
153
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.33/FPS
15%
Price, £
£356.44
14%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
139
90%
Value, £/FPS
£0.36/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 58 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G1840
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Celeron G1840 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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