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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 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 i9-11900 is 3243 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3550S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $149.95 vs $270.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i9-11900 - $1.36 vs $1.84 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 34% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3550S - 147 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
110
74%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/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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Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-3550S or Core i9-11900
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
$25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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107 FPS
$21.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$35.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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107 FPS
$43.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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