Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 509 days older than Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Celeron G550 - 160 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Celeron |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |