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Core i9-12900K vs Celeron G550

Core i9-12900K vs Celeron G550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 3443 days newer than Celeron G550.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 84% better in Far Cry 6 than Celeron G550 - 164 vs 89 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 24 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Celeron G550

  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 65 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

164

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


FPS

89

54%

Value, $/FPS

$0.55/FPS

100%

Price, $

$49

100%

Value Winner

Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550

Buy for $49 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 118 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Celeron G550 Logo
Celeron G550

Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012


Single-Core

385

14%

Multi-Core

629

4%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

vs
Intel Celeron G550 Logo

Intel Celeron G550

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateJun 1st, 2012
Core i9CollectionCeleron
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads2
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.6 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
65 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0x
Multiplier26.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Celeron G550

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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