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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 2454 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $99.0 vs $468.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i9-9900K - $0.47 vs $1.92 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 15% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2550K - 244 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
212
86.88524590163934%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
244
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
24.479166666666664%
Price, $
$468
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 361808 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
40.7673860911271%
Multi-Core
2040
25.628140703517587%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i9-9900K
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
155 FPS
$30.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$4,699.99
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132 FPS
$28.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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118 FPS
$33.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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