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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 672 days older than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Celeron G4900 - 143 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $68.02 vs $120.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-6900K - $0.49 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 54 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
140
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$68.02
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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