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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 2122 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $19.25 vs $392.83
- Up to 93% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i9-7900X - $0.15 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 41% better in War Thunder than Celeron G540 - 181 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 20 vs 2 threads
War Thunder
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1920 x 1080
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Movie
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
128
70%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/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 i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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