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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $319
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14600K 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 i5-14600K is 4188 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i5-14600K - $149.95 vs $235.6
- Up to 9% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-14600K - $1.61 vs $1.77 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600K
- Performs up to 43% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3550S - 133 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 20 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
93
69.92481203007519%
Value, $/FPS
$1.61/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 i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
133
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.77/FPS
90.96045197740114%
Price, $
$235.6
63%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 Cores (6 P-Cores + 8 E-Cores) up to 5.3 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-14600K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
21.489665003563793%
Multi-Core
1698
10.55510660781998%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i5-14600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Core i5-14600K
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$23.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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