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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K is 1427 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 11% better in Elden Ring than Celeron G540 - 122 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $19.25 vs $180.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6700K - $0.17 vs $1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
110
90%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/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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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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