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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 2640 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $51.18 vs $175.48
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i5-2550K - 727 vs 682 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rocket League
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High Quality
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
42.209807572936064%
Multi-Core
2040
28.317601332593007%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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