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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 4278 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Core i5-2550K
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $70.00 vs $433.00
- Up to 50% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-14900K - $0.60 vs $1.20 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 209% better in Diablo IV than Core i5-2550K - 361 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 32 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2550K or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
223 FPS
$10.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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307 FPS
$9.45/FPS
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32 GB, N/A Storage
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276 FPS
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118 FPS
$16.84/FPS
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223 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
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16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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185 FPS
$16.21/FPS
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96 GB, 10 TB SSD
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142 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
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64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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361 FPS
$14.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
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160 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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250 FPS
$11.6/FPS
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