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In short — Core i3-10300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-10300 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $335.0 vs $459.0
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-3550 - 123 vs 113 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
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Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Intel Core i3-10300 (Base stroke: 3.70GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110300
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
40.83067092651757%
Multi-Core
1896
39.54118873826903%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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