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Core i9-14900K vs Core i3-550

Core i9-14900K vs Core i3-550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms Core i3-550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 4888 days newer than Core i3-550.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K

  • Performs up to 101% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i3-550 - 181 vs 90 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

181

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£417.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz

Buy for £417.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 89 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


FPS

90

50%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3101

100%

Multi-Core

21000

100%

Intel Core i3-550 Logo
Core i3-550

Desktop • May 30th, 2010


Single-Core

419

14%

Multi-Core

864

4%

Oct 17th, 2023
Release DateMay 30th, 2010
Core i9CollectionCore i3
Raptor LakeCodenameClarkdale
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24
Cores2
32
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed3.2 GHz
6.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
Not AvailableTDP73 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0x
Multiplier24.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Core i3-550

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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