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Core i5-2550K vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-2550K vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-2550K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

Buy for 63.06 on Amazon

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Updated 7184 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

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Updated 7184 minutes ago

Core i5-2550K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

Buy for 63.06 on Amazon

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Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7184 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3648 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Core i5-2550K

  • Up to 9% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $63.06 vs $69.19

Advantages of Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 48% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2550K - 93 vs 63 FPS
  • Up to 26% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-2550K - $0.74 vs $1.00 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 58 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

63

68%

Value, €/FPS

€1/FPS

74%

Price, €

€63.06

100%

BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

Buy for 63.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7184 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

93

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.74/FPS

100%

Price, €

€69.19

91%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for 69.19 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7184 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

31%

Multi-Core

2040

27%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo

Core i3-12100F

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Popular Core i5-2550K and Core i3-12100F Comparisons

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Core i3-12100F

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69.19

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69.19

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130.02

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69.19

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166.67

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69.19

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158.51

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
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69.19

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Core i7-12700K

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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296.35

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

390.09

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

69.19

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.13

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

63.06

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

180.17

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

108.01

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

251.31

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

130.02

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.09

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

166.67

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

158.51

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

175.68

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

63.06

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

296.35

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.19

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

104.26

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

63.06

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

114.41

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

446.27

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

265.72

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

251.35

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

765.76

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

129.56

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

114.41

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.12

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

155.86

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

279.28

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

375.64

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

246.11

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

288.28

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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