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Core i5-2550K vs Core i9-7960X

Core i5-2550K vs Core i9-7960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i9-7960X outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7960X is 2041 days newer than Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 95 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2550K - 171 vs 165 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

165

96.49122807017544%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


FPS

171

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

49.41860465116279%

Multi-Core

2040

19.4359756097561%

Intel Core i9-7960X Logo
Core i9-7960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017


Single-Core

1376

100%

Multi-Core

10496

100%

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo

Intel Core i5-2550K

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Intel Core i9-7960X Logo

Intel Core i9-7960X

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Sep 1st, 2017
Core i5CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
95 W
TDP165 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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