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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3550 - 115 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $74.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3550 - $0.64 vs $3.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Updated 349156 minutes ago
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
110
95.65217391304348%
Value, $/FPS
$3.05/FPS
20.98360655737705%
Price, $
$335
22%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349155 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
49.68895800933126%
Multi-Core
1896
53.37837837837838%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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