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$335
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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MSRP in USD: $194
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MSRP in USD: $184
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 33 days older than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 1% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3470 - 139 vs 138 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $69.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - $0.5 vs $2.41 per FPS
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
20.746887966804977%
Price, $
$335
20%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349037 minutes ago
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
138
99.28057553956835%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core Processor 3.2 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I53470
Buy for $69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349037 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-3470 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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