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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700 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 i7-9700 is 2550 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - 160 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $260.26 vs $335.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-3550 - $1.63 vs $2.22 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$260.26
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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