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$335
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-13900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-13900 is 3902 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-13900 - $335.0 vs $567.98
- Up to 3% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i9-13900 - $2.7 vs $2.78 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900
- Performs up to 65% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 204 vs 124 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 - 32 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
124
60.78431372549019%
Value, $/FPS
$2.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$335
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.78/FPS
97.1223021582734%
Price, $
$567.98
58%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-13900 Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 5.6 GHz
Buy for $567.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349411 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-13900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
23.5445836403832%
Multi-Core
1896
11.542676244977475%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i9-13900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i9-13900
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
160 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,781.99
In Stock
166 FPS
$9.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,578.53
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187 FPS
$13.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,479.99
In Stock
166 FPS
$12.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,039.99
In Stock
193 FPS
$14.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,884.59
In Stock
166 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,652.73
In Stock
187 FPS
$13.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,494.95
In Stock
166 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,025.54
In Stock
187 FPS
$13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,570
In Stock
166 FPS
$11.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Core i9-13900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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