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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $194
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4790T 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 i7-4790T is 732 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790T
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - 171 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $149.88 vs $335.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-3550 - $0.88 vs $2.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 45 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$149.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CORE I7-4790T 2.70GHZ SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray, CM8064601561513 (SKT1150 6MB Cache Tray)
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Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-4790T
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790T | 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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