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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $19.59 vs $39.51
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 13% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Celeron G550 - 137 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
385
32.71028037383177%
Multi-Core
629
19.552377991917936%
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G550 or Core i5-6500
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$21.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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