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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790 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 i7-4790 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - 183 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $135.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - $0.74 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
171
93.44262295081968%
Value, $/FPS
$1.96/FPS
37.755102040816325%
Price, $
$335
40%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$135
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790 Processor - BX80646I74790
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Updated 348901 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-4790
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
52.33415233415234%
Multi-Core
1896
49.22118380062305%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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