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Core i3-8121U vs Core i5-3550

Core i3-8121U vs Core i5-3550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-8121U 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 i3-8121U is 2197 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U

  • Performs up to 8% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 134 vs 124 FPS
  • Consumes up to 81% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 15 vs 77 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-8121U doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


FPS

134

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

124

92%

Value, €/FPS

€2.19/FPS

100%

Price, €

€271.89

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor

Buy for 271.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 152 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo
Core i3-8121U

Mobile • May 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1133

100%

Multi-Core

2344

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

56%

Multi-Core

1896

80%

Intel Core i3-8121U Logo

Intel Core i3-8121U

vs
Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

May 5th, 2018
Release DateApr 29th, 2012
Core i3CollectionCore i5
Cannon LakeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel BGA 1440SocketIntel Socket 1155
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
2.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
15 W
TDP77 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
22.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2500
NoOverclockableNo

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