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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-4690 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Core i5-3550 - 186 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $56.0 vs $335.0
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
Buy for $335 on Amazon
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Intel Core i5-4690 Processor (6M Cache, 3.5 GHz upto 3.90 GHz) BX80646I54690, CPU Only
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
53.65239294710328%
Multi-Core
1896
57.402361489554956%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| 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 | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 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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