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Core i5-2550K vs Core i5-12600KF

Core i5-2550K vs Core i5-12600KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i5-12600KF

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12600KF outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12600KF is 3566 days newer than Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Core i5-2550K

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i5-12600KF

  • Performs up to 18% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i5-2550K - 228 vs 193 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
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Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

193

85%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

228

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.74/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for £169.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 97 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

28%

Multi-Core

2040

17%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2472

100%

Multi-Core

12036

100%

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo

Core i5-2550K

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo

Core i5-12600KF

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Core i5CollectionCore i5
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
4Threads
16
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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£639.99

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

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Core i7-14700KF

£326.49

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Core i5-2550K

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Core i7-13700K

£307.67

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Core i5-2550K

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Core i5-12400

£2,511.32

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Core i5-2550K

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Core i7-12700KF

£218.88

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Core i5-2550K

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Core i9-14900K

£433.5

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