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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G4900 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G4900 is 3008 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Performs up to 38% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i3-540 - 51 vs 37 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i3-540 - $50.0 vs $90.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i3-540 - $0.98 vs $2.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 54 vs 73 Watts
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
37
72.54901960784314%
Value, $/FPS
$2.43/FPS
40.32921810699588%
Price, $
$90
55%
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
51
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
FPS and 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
Very High
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Celeron |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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