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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 7% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3550 - 135 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $42.89 vs $335.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-3550 - $0.32 vs $2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
126
93.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$2.66/FPS
12.030075187969924%
Price, $
$335
12%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
135
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
58.94833948339483%
Multi-Core
1896
64.24940698068451%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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