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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 24% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-3550 - 265 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $240.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i5-3550 - $0.91 vs $1.57 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
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
213
80.37735849056604%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
57.961783439490446%
Price, $
$335
71%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
265
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
29.433440810686317%
Multi-Core
1896
20.673863264638534%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i9-11900F
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
169 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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169 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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