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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 35% better in Minecraft than Celeron G4900 - 837 vs 619 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $68.02 vs $152.66
- Up to 39% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-12600KF - $0.11 vs $0.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 54 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
837
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
61%
Price, $
$152.66
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
619
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600KF | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Celeron G4900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
792 FPS
$2.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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764 FPS
$1.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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601 FPS
$2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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677 FPS
$1.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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