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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100F outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100F is 2550 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3550S - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $58.5 vs $109.64
- Up to 50% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i5-3550S - $0.54 vs $1.09 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
112
92.56198347107438%
Value, €/FPS
€1.09/FPS
49.54128440366972%
Price, €
€121.7
53%
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
121
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.93
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
43.88646288209607%
Multi-Core
1698
46.27964022894522%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i3-9100F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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