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In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1952 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 311% better in League of Legends than Celeron G550 - 181 vs 44 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $19.59 vs $123.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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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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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Single-Core
385
24.902975420439844%
Multi-Core
629
11.238163301768806%
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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