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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 3525 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $19.59 vs $165.48
- Up to 85% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-12600 - $0.16 vs $1.04 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 28% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Celeron G550 - 159 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 12 vs 2 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
124
77.9874213836478%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
15.384615384615385%
Price, $
$165.48
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
385
16.237874314635174%
Multi-Core
629
6.470527723485238%
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G550 or Core i5-12600
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$25.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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