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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3550S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2073 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $149.95 vs $200.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 43% better in F1 23 than Core i5-3550S - 228 vs 159 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i5-3550S - $0.88 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 12 vs 4 threads
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra 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 i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
FPS
228
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$200
74%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Core i7-8700
F1 23, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
103 FPS
$8.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$9.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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64 FPS
$19.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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86 FPS
$29.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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