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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 3733 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $99.0 vs $294.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 275% better in League of Legends than Core i5-2550K - 296 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 21% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-2550K - $0.99 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
79
26.68918918918919%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
79.2%
Price, $
$99
100%
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
296
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$294
33%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache™ Technology
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
32.52032520325203%
Multi-Core
2040
18.619934282584886%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
290 FPS
$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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291 FPS
$7.39/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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296 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
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296 FPS
$11.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,299.99
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281 FPS
$4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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290 FPS
$8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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285 FPS
$6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,899.99
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291 FPS
$7.39/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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290 FPS
$8.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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