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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 77 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - 131 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $168.17 vs $244.95
- Up to 41% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - $1.42 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
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Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
131
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€186.67
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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