Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4600U outperforms Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4600U is 490 days newer than Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4600U
- Performs up to 6% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-3550 - 156 vs 147 FPS
- Consumes up to 81% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 15 vs 77 Watts
Dirt 5
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Game Graphics
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Game Graphics
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Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4600U | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 77 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 5000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |