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Core i5-3550 vs Core i9-10900K

Core i5-3550 vs Core i9-10900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K is 2923 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 77 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K

  • Performs up to 10% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-3550 - 286 vs 261 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 20 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

261

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

286

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.49/FPS

100%

Price, €

€425.94

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX8070110900K Core i9-10900K (Basistakt: 3,70GHz; Sockel: LGA1200; 125Watt) Box

Buy for 425.94 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 137 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 i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

36%

Multi-Core

1896

20%

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1749

100%

Multi-Core

9163

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
Intel Core i9-10900K Logo

Intel Core i9-10900K

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Ivy BridgeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
20
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
77 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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