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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 2923 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 77 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3550 - 119 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $230.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-3550 - $1.93 vs $3.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$230
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-10700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-10700K
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
53 FPS
$43.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$23.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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55 FPS
$25.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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91 FPS
$38.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,477.88
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85 FPS
$23.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999
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85 FPS
$28.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,460.95
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73 FPS
$23.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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91 FPS
$29.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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