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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 238 days older than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 2% better in DOOM Eternal than Celeron G540 - 456 vs 448 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $19.25 vs $190.73
- Up to 90% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-2600 - $0.04 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
448
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.04/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Celeron G540
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
67 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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