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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $99.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-11900F - $0.46 vs $1.01 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 10% better in Fortnite than Core i5-2550K - 237 vs 216 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
216
91.13924050632912%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/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 i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
45.54455445544555%
Price, $
$240
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
31.32197144173192%
Multi-Core
2040
22.244030094864247%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i9-11900F
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
128 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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128 FPS
$8.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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