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In short — Core i7-8700T 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 i7-8700T is 2254 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-8700T - $51.18 vs $145.5
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700T
- Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2550K - 309 vs 299 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-8700T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
51.43721633888049%
Multi-Core
2040
43.48752931144745%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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