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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $423
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 2550 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $109.64 vs $488.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9900 - $0.61 vs $2.67 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Core i5-3550S - 203 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 16 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
199
98.0295566502463%
Value, €/FPS
€0.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.7
100%
Value Winner
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 i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
203
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.67/FPS
22.846441947565545%
Price, €
€541.68
22%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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Updated 3309 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
37.43016759776536%
Multi-Core
1698
23.570238756246532%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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