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Core i5-3550S vs Core i5-12400

Core i5-3550S vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 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 i5-12400 is 3537 days newer than Core i5-3550S.

Advantages of Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 16% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3550S - 130 vs 112 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 12 vs 4 threads
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Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

112

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

130

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.26/FPS

100%

Price, €

€164.13

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

Buy for 164.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 264 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo
Core i5-3550S

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

603

28%

Multi-Core

1698

19%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Core i5-3550S Logo

Core i5-3550S

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Core i5-12400

Apr 29th, 2012Release Date
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
4Threads
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
65 WTDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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