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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 3481 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $19.25 vs $179.99
- Up to 89% better value when playing Control than Core i5-11600K - $0.1 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Control than Celeron G540 - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 12 vs 2 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
11%
Price, $
$179.99
10%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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