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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500 is 1159 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 80% better in League of Legends than Core i5-3550 - 135 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $39.51 vs $335.0
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
54.29056924384027%
Multi-Core
1896
58.93689773080509%
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i5-6500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
111 FPS
$7.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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