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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KS outperforms Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 3628 days newer than Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 65 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 26% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550S - 216 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.63/FPS
100%
Price, £
£351.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KS Special Edition, 8C+8c/24T, 3.40-5.50GHz, Boxed without Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
22.399702823179794%
Multi-Core
1698
10.466621463354498%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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