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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 Threadripper 2920X is 2438 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $99.0 vs $530.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.47 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 47% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 95 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Performs up to 9% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2550K - 231 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 24 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
212
91.77489177489177%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/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 Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
20.524017467248907%
Price, $
$530
18%
FPS Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 361843 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
53.37519623233909%
Multi-Core
2040
27.36785618459887%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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