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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 1158 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i5-3550S - 199 vs 189 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-3550S - $129.0 vs $149.95
- Up to 18% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i5-3550S - $0.65 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 8 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 3
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 i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
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$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Core i7-6700
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$8.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
$9.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
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