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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K 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 i5-2550K is 2255 days older than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Celeron G4900 - 470 vs 463 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $68.02 vs $99.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-2550K - $0.15 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 54 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
463
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/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
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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