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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 2364 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 103% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-3550 - 118 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $91.4 vs $244.95
- Up to 82% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-3550 - $0.86 vs $4.69 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 6 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
58
49.152542372881356%
Value, €/FPS
€4.69/FPS
18.33688699360341%
Price, €
€271.89
37%
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
118
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.86/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
37.324766355140184%
Multi-Core
1896
29.313543599257883%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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