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Intel logo Core i7-2700K
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Intel logo Core i5-3550S

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General information Core i7-2700K Core i5-3550S
Launched Q4 2011 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 3.5 GHz 0 % 3 GHz 14.3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
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 3000 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i7-2700K Core i5-3550S
Overall Score 43861 0 % 41158 6.2 %
Future Proof 27 % 10 % 30 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3701 0 % 2870 22.5 %
Single Thread Score 1813.4 8.3 % 1977.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 1775.3 MB/s 0 % 1082.4 MB/s 39 %
Compressing Data 92.4 MB/s 0 % 69 MB/s 25.3 %
String objects sorting 13813.6 thousand/s 0 % 8834.8 thousand/s 36 %
Prime numbers generation 26.2 millions/s 9.5 % 29 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21802.3 millions/s 0 % 14624.4 millions/s 32.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 8158.8 millions/s 23.1 % 10616.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2700K, Core i5-3550S.

Average frames per second Core i7-2700K Core i5-3550S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 85.0 FPS 76.9 FPS
High settings 136.0 FPS 123.1 FPS
Medium settings 169.9 FPS 153.9 FPS
Low settings 212.4 FPS 192.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.5 %

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 i7-2700K Core i5-3550S
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.8 FPS 123.1 FPS
High settings 204.5 FPS 197.0 FPS
Medium settings 255.7 FPS 246.2 FPS
Low settings 319.6 FPS 307.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %
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