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Core i5-2550K vs Core i3-12100F

Core i5-2550K vs Core i3-12100F: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Core i5-2550K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

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Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

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Updated 76531 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-2550K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

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Intel Core i3-12100F

3.3 GHz | 4-core

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Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76531 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-12100F is 3648 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K

  • Up to 16% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $70.0 vs $83.62

Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F

  • Performs up to 12% better in Rocket League than Core i5-2550K - 761 vs 682 FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 58 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 8 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


FPS

682

89.61892247043363%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$70

100%

BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K

Buy for $70 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76530 minutes ago

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

761

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$83.62

83%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.

Buy for $83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 76531 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2550K Logo
Core i5-2550K

Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012


Single-Core

680

30.56179775280899%

Multi-Core

2040

27.35684591658844%

Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2225

100%

Multi-Core

7457

100%

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Intel Core i5-2550K

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Intel Core i3-12100F

Jan 30th, 2012Release Date
Jan 25th, 2022
Core i5CollectionCore i3
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
95 WTDP
58 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i3-12100F

Rocket League, 1920 x 1080, High Quality

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