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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 2117 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Core i5-3550 - 226 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $174.96 vs $335.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-3550 - $0.77 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 6 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$174.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 77 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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