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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 is 399 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-4770 - 77 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 8% better in Remnant II than Core i5-3550 - 86 vs 80 FPS
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $74.95 vs $335.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i5-3550 - $0.87 vs $4.19 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
86
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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