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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1583 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $99.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 19% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6900K - $1.01 vs $1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-2550K - 117 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
98
83.76068376068376%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Updated 360889 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.24/FPS
81.45161290322581%
Price, $
$145
68%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 360891 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
54.31309904153354%
Multi-Core
2040
28.659735880865412%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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