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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 509 days older than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $49.0 vs $191.98
- Up to 74% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-2600 - $0.11 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 6% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Celeron G550 - 462 vs 436 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 8 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G550 or Core i7-2600
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
$32.14/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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