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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-10100 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-10100 is 3013 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-10100
- Performs up to 8% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2550K - 218 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $92.97 vs $99.0
- Up to 12% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2550K - $0.43 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$92.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-10100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i3-10100
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i3-10100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i3-10100
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
26 FPS
$18.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$30.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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26 FPS
$38.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$990.29
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26 FPS
$42.86/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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9 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i3-10100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$349.99
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26 FPS
$28.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-10100
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$729.99
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33 FPS
$46.03/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i3-10100
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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