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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 476 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $70.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - $0.62 vs $2.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.96/FPS
20.945945945945947%
Price, $
$335
20%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
95.65868263473054%
Multi-Core
1896
81.72413793103448%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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