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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790S 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 i7-4790S is 742 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790S
- Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3550 - 128 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $255.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-3550 - $1.99 vs $2.79 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$255
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790S Processor (8M Cache, 3.2 GHz) BX80646I74790S
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In Stock
Updated 360867 minutes ago
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
120
93.75%
Value, $/FPS
$2.79/FPS
71.32616487455196%
Price, $
$335
76%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
Buy for $335 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 360865 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790S
Desktop • May 11th, 2014
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
53.60738255033557%
Multi-Core
1896
50.73588439925074%
Intel Core i7-4790S | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
May 11th, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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