Intel Core i5-3550S vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Core i5-3550S vs Core i7-4700MQ comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-3550S beats the Core i7-4700MQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-4700MQ in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-4700MQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-3550S has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-4700MQ. Also, the Core i5-3550S has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-4700MQ outputs less heat than Core i5-3550S thanks to a slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. For instance, the Core i5-3550S has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.