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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 3943 days newer than Core i3-550.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 5300% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-550 - 54 vs 1 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-550 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$269.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i3-550
Desktop • May 30th, 2010
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-550 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| May 30th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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Core i9-11900
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