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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5930K 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 i7-5930K is 945 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $99.0 vs $549.95
- Up to 79% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-5930K - $1.03 vs $4.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 17% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-2550K - 112 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
96
85.71428571428571%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/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 i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.91/FPS
20.977596741344197%
Price, $
$549.95
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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Updated 361928 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
58.82352941176471%
Multi-Core
2040
37.22627737226277%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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