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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $233
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Celeron G3900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G3900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 2338 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $39.95 vs $239.99
- Up to 75% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12600 - $0.32 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 50% better in Far Cry 3 than Celeron G3900 - 184 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
123
66.84782608695652%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Updated 349387 minutes ago
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/FPS
24.615384615384613%
Price, $
$239.99
16%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 349388 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
24.50442851117672%
Multi-Core
992
10.204711449439358%
Intel Celeron G3900 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Celeron G3900 or Core i5-12600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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