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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 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 i5-8500 is 2117 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 22% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-3550 - 180 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $159.99 vs $335.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-3550 - $0.89 vs $2.28 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
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
147
81.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
39.035087719298254%
Price, $
$335
47%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
180
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$159.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
46.0706560922855%
Multi-Core
1896
39.14120561519405%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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