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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1985 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - 148 vs 124 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $208.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-3550 - $1.41 vs $2.7 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
148
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$208
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-8700K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
103 FPS
$14.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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