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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-9700K 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 i7-9700K is 2364 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700K
- Performs up to 14% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - 183 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $252.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - $1.38 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$252
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-9700K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550 or Core i7-9700K
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
73 FPS
$20.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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81 FPS
$48.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$3,899
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97 FPS
$27.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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35 FPS
$26.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$939
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35 FPS
$27.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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35 FPS
$28.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$989
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73 FPS
$36.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i7-9700K
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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