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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550S outperforms the cheaper Celeron G1620 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G1620 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-3550S is 218 days older than the cheaper Celeron G1620.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Performs up to 3% better in Ready or Not than Celeron G1620 - 240 vs 232 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G1620 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G1620
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $49.0 vs $149.95
- Up to 66% better value when playing Ready or Not than Core i5-3550S - $0.21 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550S - 55 vs 65 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
240
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
33.87096774193548%
Price, $
$149.95
32%
FPS Winner
INTEL SR0P3 Intel Core i5-3550S 6M Cache 3.00GHz FCLGA1155 Processor CM80637 Intel-Core-i5-3550S-SR0P3-3-00GHZ-6MB-5GT-s-LGA-1155-Socket-H2-Quad
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Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
FPS
232
96.66666666666667%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Celeron G1620 2.7 1 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637G1620
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Updated 5838 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Celeron G1620
Desktop • Dec 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
409
67.82752902155887%
Multi-Core
723
42.579505300353354%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Celeron G1620 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Dec 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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