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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G4900 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G4900 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 23% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Celeron G4900 - 210 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $50.0 vs $187.99
- Up to 68% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-12600K - $0.29 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 54 vs 125 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
210
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
32.22222222222222%
Price, $
$187.99
26%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
171
81.42857142857143%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
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
Extreme
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
25.142857142857146%
Multi-Core
1051
8.912822252374491%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 54 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Celeron G4900
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
105 FPS
$11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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117 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,329.49
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105 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,221.99
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105 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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117 FPS
$13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,607.03
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99 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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87 FPS
$10.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899
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138 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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99 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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