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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2023 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 11% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Celeron G3900 - 122 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $39.95 vs $218.99
- Up to 80% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-11500 - $0.36 vs $1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
110
90.1639344262295%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
29.10821643286573%
Multi-Core
992
13.36206896551724%
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Celeron G3900
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$24.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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47 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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47 FPS
$28.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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47 FPS
$54.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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47 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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47 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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47 FPS
$24.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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47 FPS
$25.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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47 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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