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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2550K outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2550K is 90 days older than the more expensive Core i5-3550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-3550 - 265 vs 260 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $99.0 vs $335.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-3550 - $0.37 vs $1.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
265
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
260
98.11320754716981%
Value, $/FPS
$1.29/FPS
28.68217054263566%
Price, $
$335
29%
Intel BX80637I53550 Core i5-3550 3.3GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 361824 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Single-Core
639
93.97058823529412%
Multi-Core
1896
92.94117647058823%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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