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$335
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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MSRP in USD: $312
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 is 399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 20% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - 167 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $140.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 65% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - $0.84 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
139
83.23353293413174%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
34.85477178423236%
Price, $
$335
41%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
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Updated 349157 minutes ago
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
167
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
Buy for $140 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349158 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
53.78787878787878%
Multi-Core
1896
50.13220518244316%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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