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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G6900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G6900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 294 days older than the cheaper Celeron G6900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 9% better in Valorant than Celeron G6900 - 871 vs 798 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G6900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G6900
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $59.99 vs $179.99
- Up to 62% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-11600K - $0.08 vs $0.21 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
871
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
38%
Price, $
$179.99
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Updated 29 minutes ago
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
798
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59.99
100%
Value Winner
CUK Intel Celeron G6900 Alder Lake Two Core Desktop Processor (Up to 3.4GHz) 46W Intel UHD Graphics 710 (OEM Tray Version)
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In Stock
Updated 28 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Celeron G6900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Celeron G6900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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