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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2550K outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2550K is 498 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-9590 - 165 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than FX-9590 - $72.39 vs $217.91
- Up to 67% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than FX-9590 - $0.49 vs $1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 95 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
165
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€80.35
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FPS and Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 220 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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