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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 843 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 9% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium G6950 - 62 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $47.48 vs $335.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-3550 - $0.83 vs $5.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 5% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 73 vs 77 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
57
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.83/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 3744 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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