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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700 is 3243 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 18% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - 202 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $217.49 vs $335.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-3550 - $1.08 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$217.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-11700
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
79 FPS
$17.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$25.38/FPS
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Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$30.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
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61 FPS
$36.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$26.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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61 FPS
$25.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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61 FPS
$22.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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61 FPS
$22.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,379
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97 FPS
$24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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