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In short — Core i5-2500K 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 i5-2500K is 238 days older than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Celeron G540 - 157 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $19.25 vs $299.99
- Up to 93% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-2500K - $0.13 vs $1.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
153
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/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 i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | 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 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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