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In short — Core i7-990X outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1610 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1610 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-990X is 648 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1610.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1610
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $37.0 vs $178.02
- Up to 78% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i7-990X - $0.12 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 55 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 2% better in Overwatch 2 than Celeron G1610 - 322 vs 317 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1610 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Intel Celeron G1610 2.60GHz LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G1610
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Celeron G1610
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G1610 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Dec 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Gulftown |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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