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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $99.0 vs $218.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 137% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-2550K - 71 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i5-2550K - $3.08 vs $3.3 per 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
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
30
42.25352112676056%
Value, $/FPS
$3.3/FPS
93.33333333333334%
Price, $
$99
100%
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
45%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
34.06813627254509%
Multi-Core
2040
27.478448275862068%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i5-11500
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
$1159/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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1 FPS
$2549/FPS
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Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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$1259/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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1 FPS
$1279/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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1 FPS
$1149/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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1 FPS
$1179/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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1 FPS
$1289/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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