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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1126 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Celeron G550 - 109 vs 97 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $19.59 vs $189.95
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Intel Celeron G550 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.6 GHz 2M 65W LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
385
32.71028037383177%
Multi-Core
629
19.552377991917936%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Celeron G550
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
14 FPS
$59.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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