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Core i5-3550S vs Core i9-12900

Core i5-3550S vs Core i9-12900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 3537 days newer than Core i5-3550S.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900

  • Performs up to 349% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3550S - 319 vs 71 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of League of Legends.
League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

71

22.25705329153605%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

319

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.72/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$549.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.40 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for CA$549.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2967 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

24.38334007278609%

Multi-Core

1698

13.017479300827967%

Intel Core i9-12900 Logo
Core i9-12900

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2473

100%

Multi-Core

13044

100%

Intel Core i5-3550S

vs

Intel Core i9-12900

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
24
3.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
30.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Core i9-12900

League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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