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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600 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 Core i5-10600 is 3013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $99.0 vs $299.95
- Up to 62% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-10600 - $0.47 vs $1.24 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2550K - 241 vs 212 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
212
87.96680497925311%
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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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
241
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
37.903225806451616%
Price, $
$299.95
33%
FPS Winner
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
Buy for $299.95 on Amazon
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Updated 361808 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
43.06523115896137%
Multi-Core
2040
33.036437246963565%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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