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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600K 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 i5-7600K is 1710 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-3550 - 787 vs 699 FPS
- Up to 37% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $210.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-3550 - $0.27 vs $0.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-7600K - 77 vs 91 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
787
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600K LGA 1151 Desktop Processors (BX80677I57600K)
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In Stock
Updated 361045 minutes ago
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
699
88.81829733163914%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
56.250000000000014%
Price, $
$335
62%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361044 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600K
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
42.402123424021234%
Multi-Core
1896
44.865120681495505%
Intel Core i5-7600K | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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