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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G540 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G540 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 3796 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 544% better in League of Legends than Celeron G540 - 290 vs 45 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $19.25 vs $265.48
- Up to 53% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-12700 - $0.43 vs $0.92 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Intel Celeron G540 CPU Used 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop Processor 2.5 GHz 2M 65W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700 or Celeron G540
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
268 FPS
$3.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$925
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270 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,409
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270 FPS
$5.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,589.99
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270 FPS
$4.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,170
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270 FPS
$7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,988.46
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265 FPS
$4.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,300
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265 FPS
$7.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,998
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268 FPS
$5.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,499.47
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270 FPS
$7.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,095.95
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270 FPS
$5.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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