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Core i3-550 vs Core i7-6700K

Core i3-550 vs Core i7-6700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6700K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

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Intel Core i7-6700K Prozessor der 6. Generation (bis zu 4 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 8 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 237.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6700K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Intel Core i7-6700K Prozessor der 6. Generation (bis zu 4 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 8 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 237.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1889 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-550

  • Consumes up to 20% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 73 vs 91 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K

  • Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-550 - 172 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

162

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


FPS

172

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€237.87

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-6700K Prozessor der 6. Generation (bis zu 4 GHz mit Intel Turbo-Boost-Technik 2.0, 8 MB Intel Smart-Cache)

Buy for 237.87 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

28%

Multi-Core

864

17%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1480

100%

Multi-Core

4897

100%

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Intel Core i3-550

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Intel Core i7-6700K

May 30th, 2010Release Date
Aug 1st, 2015
Core i3CollectionCore i7
ClarkdaleCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1156SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
73 W
TDP91 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
24.0xMultiplier
40.0x
Intel HDIntegrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
NoOverclockableNo

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