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Intel core i5 3450 or intel core i5 3550

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/intel-core-i5-3450-or-intel-core-i5-3550.166693/

chandan3
chandan3 Original post #1
Nov 25, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Which is gud for gaming.
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #2
Nov 25, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Both are good for gaming. Go for 3450. The gaming performance of these two are not very different..
Thetrueblueviking
Thetrueblueviking #3
Nov 25, 2012 at 8:14 PM
3550 is slightly better. If cost is not an issue, I d go with the 3550.
topgear
topgear #4
Nov 26, 2012 at 3:35 AM
@ Op - why not just get a core i5 3570 and get rid of this confusion - there's virtually no price difference between i5 3550 and i5 3570 but if I 've to go with any of these cpus I would opt for i5 3470 and spend the saved 1k ( compared to i5 3570 ) to buy a better gpu.