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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2550K outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2550K is 267 days older than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 3% better in New World than FX-8350 - 101 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than FX-8350 - $99.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing New World than FX-8350 - $0.98 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
101
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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