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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $242
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 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 i5-13500 is 4140 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $19.25 vs $244.85
- Up to 89% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-13500 - $0.03 vs $0.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 33% better in Valorant than Celeron G540 - 901 vs 679 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 20 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
679
75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G540 or Core i5-13500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
517 FPS
$1.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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