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Core i5-2550K vs Ryzen 5 5600

Core i5-2550K vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 3733 days newer than Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 20% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2550K - 193 vs 161 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Resident Evil 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

161

83%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

193

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

34%

Multi-Core

2040

24%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

100%

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo

Core i5-2550K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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