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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 60% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Celeron G550 - 362 vs 226 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $19.59 vs $167.03
- Up to 80% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8500 - $0.09 vs $0.46 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
226
62%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$19.59
100%
Value Winner
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
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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