Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G6900 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G6900 is 4380 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G6900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G6900
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - 149 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $59.99 vs $60.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i3-540 - $0.4 vs $0.5 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Celeron G6900 |
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Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i3 | Collection | Celeron |
Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
73 W | TDP | Not Available |
32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
No | Overclockable | No |