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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700 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 i7-12700 is 3558 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 18% better in Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3550 - 110 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $265.49 vs $335.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-3550 - $2.41 vs $3.6 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$265.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-12700
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
$18.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,299
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70 FPS
$17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249
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67 FPS
$25.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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67 FPS
$29.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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40 FPS
$49.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
55 FPS
$17.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$959.99
In Stock
55 FPS
$26.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
24 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,449
In Stock
55 FPS
$30.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
70 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i7-12700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,184
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40 FPS
$28.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i7-12700
40 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,139
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