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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 3202 days newer than Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 24% better in Valorant than Core i5-2550K - 870 vs 703 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
870
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£177
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
719 FPS
£1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,039.99
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624 FPS
£1.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,043.99
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719 FPS
£3.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
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719 FPS
£2.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
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719 FPS
£2.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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