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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Apex Legends than Celeron G4900 - 296 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - $50.0 vs $160.99
- Up to 65% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-12600KF - $0.19 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 54 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
296
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
35.18518518518518%
Price, $
$160.99
31%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 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
259
87.5%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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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Updated 349038 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
24.919093851132686%
Multi-Core
1051
8.732136922565637%
Intel Core i5-12600KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600KF or Celeron G4900
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
149 FPS
$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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193 FPS
$8.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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177 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299
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