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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 48 days older than the cheaper Celeron G4900.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Celeron G4900 - 295 vs 276 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G4900 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G4900
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $50.0 vs $175.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-8600 - $0.18 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
295
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
30.508474576271187%
Price, $
$175
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 349934 minutes ago
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
FPS
276
93.55932203389831%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Celeron® G4900 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.1GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W BX80684G4900
Buy for $50 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349933 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G4900
Desktop • Apr 3rd, 2018
Single-Core
616
42.30769230769231%
Multi-Core
1051
20.907101651084144%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Celeron G4900 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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