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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690S 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 i5-4690S is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690S
- Performs up to 9% better in Minecraft than Core i5-3550 - 674 vs 620 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $140.78 vs $335.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-3550 - $0.21 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i5-4690S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
674
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140.78
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690S LGA 1150 - BX80646I54690S
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-4690S |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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