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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-10300 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3550S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-10300 is 2923 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i3-10300 - $149.95 vs $459.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i3-10300 - $0.94 vs $2.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10300
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-3550S - 178 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 8 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
159
89.32584269662921%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.95
100%
Value 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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Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
36.434108527131784%
Price, $
$459
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-10300 (Base stroke: 3.70GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box, BX8070110300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i3-10300
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
38.53035143769968%
Multi-Core
1698
35.4118873826903%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i3-10300 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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