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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1820 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1820 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 1057 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1820.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Celeron G1820 - 126 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1820 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1820
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $46.41 vs $390.81
- Up to 88% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-2500K - $0.38 vs $3.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
126
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
12.258064516129032%
Price, $
$390.81
11%
FPS Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
FPS
123
97.61904761904762%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46.41
100%
Value Winner
Intel CPU BX80646G1820 Celeron G1820 2.70GHz 2M LGA1150 2C/2T Haswell
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Celeron G1820
Desktop • Dec 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Celeron G1820 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Dec 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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