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Prices and StockMSRP $329
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G 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 7 8700G is 4361 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Core i5-2550K
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $70.00 vs $255.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 7 8700G - $0.62 vs $1.88 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 20% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-2550K - 136 vs 113 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K | vs | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 7 8700G
With selected game settings
93 FPS
$15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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81 FPS
$15.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
$20.42/FPS
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Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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