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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-4150 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-4150 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4150
- Performs up to 6% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3550 - 134 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $48.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3550 - $0.36 vs $2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 54 vs 77 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
134
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz) BX80646I34150
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Updated 349392 minutes ago
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
126
94.02985074626866%
Value, $/FPS
$2.66/FPS
13.533834586466165%
Price, $
$335
14%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349391 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-4150
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
61.38328530259366%
Multi-Core
1896
92.62335124572544%
Intel Core i3-4150 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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