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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 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 i5-3550 is 2165 days older than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $50.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - $0.4 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 54 vs 77 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
14.814814814814813%
Price, $
$335
14%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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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
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
96.40062597809077%
Multi-Core
1051
55.4324894514768%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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