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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 15% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-3550S - 107 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $140.97 vs $149.95
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 8 vs 4 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 i7 Quad-core i7-4790K 4GHz Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
603
43.47512617159337%
Multi-Core
1698
38.64360491579426%
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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