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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $132
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper FX-6300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 267 days older than the cheaper FX-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 8% better in War Thunder than FX-6300 - 141 vs 131 FPS
Advantages of AMD FX-6300
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $58.02 vs $70.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 6 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD FX-6300 Black Edition 3.5 GHz Six Core 95W OEM with Thermal Paste Bundle
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FX-6300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 17.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or FX-6300
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
47 FPS
$29.55/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-6300
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$1,388.88
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48 FPS
$10.4/FPS
Radeon R7 240
FX-6300
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$499
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