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In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 238 days older than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Tanks than Celeron G540 - 508 vs 503 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $19.25 vs $24.95
- Up to 20% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i5-2500 - $0.04 vs $0.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
503
99%
Value, $/FPS
$0.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.25
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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