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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 764 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 77 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 5% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - 158 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $53.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - $0.34 vs $2.22 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 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 | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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