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In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1974 days newer than Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-2550K - 172 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 20 vs 4 threads
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Intel BX80673I97900X Core Processor i9-7900X 3.3 GHz
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
47.81997187060478%
Multi-Core
2040
23.231978134608813%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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