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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6800K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6800K is 1731 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-6800K - $19.25 vs $103.0
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 2000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Celeron G540 - 21 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 75% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Celeron G540 - $4.9 vs $19.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 12 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
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 i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
21
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$103
18%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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