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Key Differences
In short — Celeron G4900 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Celeron G4900 is 3008 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i3-540 - 112 vs 110 FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 54 vs 73 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 12% cheaper than Celeron G4900 - $60.0 vs $68.02
- Up to 10% better value when playing Elden Ring than Celeron G4900 - $0.55 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G4900 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i3 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
54 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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