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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700K is 2331 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Celeron G550 - 316 vs 295 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-9700K - $49.0 vs $245.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-9700K - $0.17 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-9700K | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-9700K or Celeron G550
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
203 FPS
$7.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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215 FPS
$18.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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236 FPS
$11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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144 FPS
$6.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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144 FPS
$6.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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144 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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203 FPS
$13.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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