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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1800X 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 1800X is 1858 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $99.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.6 vs $1.38 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Core i5-2550K - 170 vs 165 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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