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Core i7-3540M vs Core i5-3550

Core i7-3540M vs Core i5-3550: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms Core i7-3540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 254 days older than Core i7-3540M.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3540M

  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 35 vs 77 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550

  • Performs up to 1% better in Minecraft than Core i7-3540M - 620 vs 611 FPS
This is a free version of Minecraft.
Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


FPS

611

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


FPS

620

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.06/FPS

100%

Price, €

€34.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core 3.3GHz CPU con 77W TDP e interfaccia LGA 1155

Buy for 34.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 5 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo
Core i7-3540M

Mobile • Jan 8th, 2013


Single-Core

555

86%

Multi-Core

1114

58%

Intel Core i5-3550 Logo
Core i5-3550

Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012


Single-Core

639

100%

Multi-Core

1896

100%

Intel Core i7-3540M Logo

Intel Core i7-3540M

vs
Intel Core i5-3550 Logo

Intel Core i5-3550

Jan 8th, 2013
Release DateApr 29th, 2012
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Ivy BridgeCodenameIvy Bridge
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1155
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
35 W
TDP77 W
22 nmProcess Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
33.0x
Intel HD 4000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2500
NoOverclockableNo

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