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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Celeron G3900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Celeron G3900 - 294 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G3900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G3900
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $39.95 vs $159.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8500 - $0.14 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
294
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
25.925925925925924%
Price, $
$159.99
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349760 minutes ago
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
276
93.87755102040816%
Value, $/FPS
$0.14/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G3900 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor SR2HV LGA 1151 (CM8066201928610)
Buy for $39.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349759 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G3900
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
581
41.888968997837054%
Multi-Core
992
20.478943022295624%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Celeron G3900 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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