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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 2923 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 31% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - 182 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $112.53 vs $335.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - $0.62 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$112.53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
139
76.37362637362637%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
25.72614107883817%
Price, $
$335
33%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Updated 348502 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
44.43671766342142%
Multi-Core
1896
32.968179447052684%
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Core i5-3550
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
156 FPS
$7.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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126 FPS
$7.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$911.94
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125 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,098.88
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126 FPS
$7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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119 FPS
$5.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$599.99
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135 FPS
$6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$939
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125 FPS
$9.84/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,229.48
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114 FPS
$6.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$779
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125 FPS
$7.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$924.99
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122 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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