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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790K 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 i7-4790K is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 29% better in War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - 179 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $261.54 vs $335.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-3550 - $1.46 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 77 vs 88 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
179
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.54
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Core I7-4790K 4.00 GHz Quad-Core LGA1150 SR219 CPU Processor in Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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