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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 2976 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $19.25 vs $549.99
- Up to 95% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-9900KS - $0.22 vs $4.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 51% better in Far Cry 6 than Celeron G540 - 134 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 16 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 6
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G540 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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