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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4670 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4670 is 399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-4670 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4670
- Performs up to 50% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-3550 - 87 vs 58 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $60.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-3550 - $1.61 vs $5.78 per FPS
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
58
66.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$5.78/FPS
27.854671280276815%
Price, $
$335
17%
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Updated 77 minutes ago
Core i5-4670
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Core i5 i5-4670 3.40 GHz Processor - Socket H3 LGA-1150
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In Stock
Updated 79 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4670
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
54.522184300341294%
Multi-Core
1896
58.7360594795539%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4670 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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