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In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4002 days newer than Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 18% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2550K - 229 vs 194 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 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 9 7900
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
70 FPS
$33.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$34.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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70 FPS
$25.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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190 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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