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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 9% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - 164 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $240.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - $1.46 vs $2.22 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$240
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
151
92.07317073170732%
Value, $/FPS
$2.22/FPS
65.76576576576576%
Price, $
$335
71%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
29.433440810686317%
Multi-Core
1896
20.673863264638534%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i5-3550
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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