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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms Pentium B960 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 210 days newer than Pentium B960.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B960
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 35 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 4% better in Remnant II than Pentium B960 - 80 vs 77 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B960 - 4 vs 2 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
80
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$335
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium B960
Mobile • Oct 2nd, 2011
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B960 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2nd, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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