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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 2700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 2700 is 2271 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $99.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 7 2700 - $1.03 vs $1.68 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Performs up to 15% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-2550K - 110 vs 96 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 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
87.27272727272727%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
110
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/FPS
61.30952380952381%
Price, $
$185
53%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
61.04129263913825%
Multi-Core
2040
37.16523957004919%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 2700
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
2 FPS
$550/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$162.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$100/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$100/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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