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Core i5-2550K vs Core i7-14700KF

Core i5-2550K vs Core i7-14700KF: 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

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-14700KF

3.4 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for 288.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 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

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-14700KF

3.4 GHz | 20-core

Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for 288.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-14700KF 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 i7-14700KF is 4278 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Core i5-2550K

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-14700KF - $56.81 vs $259.71
  • Up to 75% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-14700KF - $0.24 vs $0.95 per FPS

Advantages of Core i7-14700KF

  • Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-2550K - 303 vs 262 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 28 vs 4 threads
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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

262

86%

Value, €/FPS

€0.24/FPS

100%

Price, €

€63.06

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 63.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 87 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

303

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.95/FPS

25%

Price, €

€288.28

21%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for 288.28 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

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

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

23%

Multi-Core

2040

11%

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

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

2975

100%

Multi-Core

19234

100%

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo

Core i5-2550K

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo

Core i7-14700KF

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
20
4Threads
28
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed3.4 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
95 WTDPNot Available
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0xMultiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Core i5-2550K and Core i7-14700KF Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

431.53

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

177.48

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

106.31

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

134.23

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.2

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

254.68

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

178.3

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

288.28

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

186.49

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

288.28

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

299.65

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

105.46

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.44

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.38

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

309.9

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

288.28

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

255.4

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

154.95

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

288.28

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

449.55

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

288.28

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

130.26

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.48

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

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

288.28

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

810.8

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

288.28

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

155.85

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

288.28

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

376.23

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

288.28

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

278.38

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

288.28

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

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

288.28

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

164.86

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

288.28

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

390.07

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

71.17

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

288.28

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

229.73

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

431.53

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

177.48

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

106.31

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

134.23

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

75.2

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

254.68

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

161.26

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

178.3

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

63.06

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

186.49

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

63.06

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

299.65

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

105.46

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

341.44

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

260.38

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

255.4

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 i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

243.2

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

449.55

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

63.06

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

130.26

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

116.48

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

117.11

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

63.06

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

810.8

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

63.06

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

155.85

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

63.06

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

376.23

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

63.06

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

671.16

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

63.06

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

278.38

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

120.23

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

63.06

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

164.86

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

63.06

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

390.07

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