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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms Celeron 2955U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2986 days newer than Celeron 2955U.
Advantages of Celeron 2955U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 15 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 26% better in Sons Of The Forest than Celeron 2955U - 111 vs 88 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron 2955U - 16 vs 2 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron 2955U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron 2955U | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 1.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 14.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Celeron 2955U or Core i5-12600K
With selected game settings
76 FPS
$21.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$18.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$20.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$44.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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66 FPS
$20.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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