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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700 is 4271 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-14700 - $335.0 vs $399.99
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700
- Performs up to 42% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-3550 - 227 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 16% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-3550 - $1.76 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 28 vs 4 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$399.99
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 20 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-14700
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
178 FPS
$7.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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