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In short — Core i7-3820 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 i7-3820 is 109 days older than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $49.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 84% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-3820 - $0.25 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 4% better in Borderlands 3 than Celeron G550 - 200 vs 193 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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