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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X 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 i7-9800X is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 10% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-3550 - 130 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $335.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-9800X - $2.84 vs $4.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 77 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
130
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.19/FPS
67.78042959427206%
Price, $
$545
61%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
118
90.76923076923077%
Value, $/FPS
$2.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$335
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 351097 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
46.71052631578947%
Multi-Core
1896
25.785393716850262%
Intel Core i7-9800X | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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