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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 813 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 0% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G3250 - 212 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $61.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-3550 - $0.29 vs $1.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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