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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 1985 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - 121 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $140.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - $1.16 vs $2.96 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
113
93.38842975206612%
Value, $/FPS
$2.96/FPS
39.189189189189186%
Price, $
$335
41%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
47.22838137472284%
Multi-Core
1896
39.93260320134794%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8400 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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