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Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-8700

Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-8700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2073 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700

  • Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-3550 - 145 vs 140 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

140

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


FPS

145

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.62/FPS

100%

Price, €

€235.06

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-8700 Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu 3.2 GHz)

Buy for 235.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

42%

Multi-Core

1896

32%

Intel Core i7-8700 Logo
Core i7-8700

Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018


Single-Core

1513

100%

Multi-Core

5905

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
Intel Core i7-8700 Logo

Intel Core i7-8700

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Jan 1st, 2018
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
77 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockableNo

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