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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 2602 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G540.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Valorant than Celeron G540 - 806 vs 679 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G540 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G540
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $19.25 vs $405.0
- Up to 94% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9900K - $0.03 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
FPS
679
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.03/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
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Celeron G540
Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Celeron G540 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 4th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Celeron G540
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
609 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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510 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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548 FPS
$7.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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