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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1397 days newer than Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Celeron G540 - 116 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
109
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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