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In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 12% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Celeron G3900 - 132 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $39.9 vs $135.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i5-8600 - $0.34 vs $1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
118
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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