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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 65% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - 230 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $198.9 vs $335.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - $0.86 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 77 vs 125 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
230
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.86/FPS
100%
Price, $
$198.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
139
60.43478260869565%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
35.68464730290456%
Price, $
$335
59%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 348677 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
29.231473010064047%
Multi-Core
1896
22.10047791117846%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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