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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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Intel logo Core i5-3550S

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General information Core i7-2600 Core i5-3550S
Launched Q4 2010 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 11.8 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i5-3550S
Overall Score 43113 0 % 41157 4.5 %
Future Proof 21 % 30 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 2869 17 %
Single Thread Score 1743.5 11.3 % 1966 0 %
Encrypting Data 1614.4 MB/s 0 % 1069.5 MB/s 33.8 %
Compressing Data 88.3 MB/s 0 % 68 MB/s 23 %
String objects sorting 13132.7 thousand/s 0 % 8959.7 thousand/s 31.8 %
Prime numbers generation 23.9 millions/s 17.2 % 28.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20682.2 millions/s 0 % 14581 millions/s 29.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7835.5 millions/s 26.1 % 10605.7 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i5-3550S.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i5-3550S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 76.9 FPS
High settings 132.4 FPS 123.1 FPS
Medium settings 165.4 FPS 153.8 FPS
Low settings 206.8 FPS 192.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-2600 Core i5-3550S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.5 FPS 123.1 FPS
High settings 202.4 FPS 196.9 FPS
Medium settings 253.0 FPS 246.1 FPS
Low settings 316.2 FPS 307.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %
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