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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 10% better in New World than Core i5-3550 - 110 vs 100 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $40.95 vs $244.95
- Up to 85% better value when playing New World than Core i5-3550 - $0.41 vs $2.72 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
100
90.9090909090909%
Value, €/FPS
€2.72/FPS
15.073529411764705%
Price, €
€271.89
16%
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
110
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€45.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
53.65239294710328%
Multi-Core
1896
57.402361489554956%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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