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In short — Core i3-6100 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-6100 is 1310 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i3-6100 - $51.18 vs $62.15
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6100
- Performs up to 17% better in Starfield than Core i5-2550K - 55 vs 47 FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 51 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel 3.70 GHz Core i3-6100 3M Cache Processor (BX80662I36100)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i3-6100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
56.951423785594635%
Multi-Core
2040
87.32876712328768%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i3-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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