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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K 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 i5-2550K is 1310 days older than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Celeron G3900 - 470 vs 459 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $39.95 vs $99.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-2550K - $0.09 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
470
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
42.857142857142854%
Price, $
$99
40%
FPS Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Updated 361038 minutes ago
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
459
97.65957446808511%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
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Updated 361038 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
85.44117647058823%
Multi-Core
992
48.627450980392155%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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