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Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-9700KF

Core i5-3550 vs Core i7-9700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $194

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $374

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-9700KF outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-9700KF is 2445 days newer than Core i5-3550.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700KF - 77 vs 95 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700KF

  • Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 151 vs 124 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

124

82%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


FPS

151

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.52/FPS

100%

Price, £

£379.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-9700KF Processor (12m Cache, Up to 4.90 GHz)

Buy for £379.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13202 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

38%

Multi-Core

1896

26%

Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo
Core i7-9700KF

Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019


Single-Core

1666

100%

Multi-Core

7107

100%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

vs
Intel Core i7-9700KF Logo

Intel Core i7-9700KF

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Jan 8th, 2019
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Ivy BridgeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
77 W
TDP95 W
22 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 2500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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