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Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-870

Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 964 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Performs up to 2% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-870 - 101 vs 99 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 77 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

101

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

99

98.01980198019803%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$68.36

100%

Intel Core I7-870 I7 870 2.9 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 8M 95W LGA 1156

Buy for CA$68.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 100 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

100%

Multi-Core

1896

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

75.43035993740219%

Multi-Core

1575

83.06962025316456%

Intel Core i5-3550

vs

Intel Core i7-870

Apr 29th, 2012
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
77 W
TDP95 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
33.0x
Multiplier22.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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