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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 2602 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $19.25 vs $223.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 3% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Celeron G540 - 184 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 8 vs 2 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Celeron G540 or Core i7-9700K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
86 FPS
$17.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$42.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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105 FPS
$15.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$31.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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55 FPS
$17.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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55 FPS
$17.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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55 FPS
$17.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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