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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600 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 Ryzen 5 7600 is 4002 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Core i5-2550K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - $70.00 vs $197.91
- Up to 52% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 7600 - $0.11 vs $0.23 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 39% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2550K - 868 vs 624 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K | vs | Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 5 7600
With selected game settings
706 FPS
$1.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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663 FPS
$1.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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663 FPS
$1.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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762 FPS
$1.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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632 FPS
$3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,069
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663 FPS
$1.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,088.88
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668 FPS
$1.87/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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725 FPS
$3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,249
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795 FPS
$3.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$118
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$70
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$70
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$179
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$70
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$70
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$70
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$379
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$70
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$289.02
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$70
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$343.99
Core i5-2550K
$70
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$283.49
Core i5-2550K
$70
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$172
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$70
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$269.95
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$70
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$499
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$70
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$144.59
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$70
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$129.29
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$70
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$129.99
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$70
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$899.99
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$70
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$172.99
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$70
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$417.61
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$70
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$70
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$319.99
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$70
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$309
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$70
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$182.99
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