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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-13900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-13900K is 3803 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-13900K
- Performs up to 425% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3550 - 394 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 70% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-3550 - $1.33 vs $4.47 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-13900K - $335.0 vs $522.99
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i9-13900K - 77 vs 125 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
394
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$522.99
64%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-13900K Desktop Processor 24 (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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Updated 359770 minutes ago
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
75
19.035532994923855%
Value, $/FPS
$4.47/FPS
29.753914988814323%
Price, $
$335
100%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 359769 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-13900K
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
21.486213853396098%
Multi-Core
1896
9.410363311494937%
Intel Core i9-13900K | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 77 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-13900K or Core i5-3550
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
394 FPS
$10.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,949.99
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376 FPS
$5.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,140
In Stock
388 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899.99
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394 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,699.99
In Stock
383 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,499.99
In Stock
370 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,930
In Stock
394 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,899.99
In Stock
394 FPS
$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,199.99
In Stock
379 FPS
$6.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-13900K
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,349.99
In Stock
388 FPS
$7.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-13900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899.99
In Stock
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