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Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-965

Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-965: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 1259 days newer than Core i7-965.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-965 - 165 vs 163 FPS
  • Consumes up to 41% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 77 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-965

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of God of War.
God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

165

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

163

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.41/FPS

100%

Price, €

€66.63

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core I7-965 I7 965 3,2 GHz Gebrauchter Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130W 8M LGA 1366

Buy for 66.63 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 186 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

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 i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

75%

Multi-Core

1683

88%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
Intel Core i7-965 Logo

Intel Core i7-965

Apr 29th, 2012
Release DateNov 17th, 2008
Core i5CollectionCore i7 Extreme
Ivy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1366
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
77 W
TDP130 W
22 nm
Process Size45 nm
33.0x
Multiplier24.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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