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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 1710 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i5-3550 - 199 vs 191 FPS
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $89.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 74% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-3550 - $0.45 vs $1.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
191
95.97989949748744%
Value, $/FPS
$1.75/FPS
25.71428571428572%
Price, $
$335
26%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 348913 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
50.31496062992126%
Multi-Core
1896
54.51408855664175%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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