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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 2364 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $335.0 vs $405.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-9900K - $1.78 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 77 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-3550 - 216 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz 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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 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 i9-9900K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
120 FPS
$39.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$41.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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104 FPS
$38.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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