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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 110 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 10% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than FX-8150 - 96 vs 87 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $64.03 vs $99.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-2550K - $0.74 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
71.84466019417476%
Price, $
$99
64%
FPS Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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