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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4690 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4690 is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690 - 65 vs 84 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690
- Performs up to 2% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-3550S - 263 vs 257 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $92.02 vs $149.95
- Up to 40% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Core i5-3550S - $0.35 vs $0.58 per FPS
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
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 i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
263
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$92.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4690
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i5-4690
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i5-4690 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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