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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-10400F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-10400F is 3013 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $99.0 vs $99.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i5-2550K - 779 vs 703 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Valorant than Core i5-2550K - $0.13 vs $0.14 per 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
779
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.99
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i5-10400F
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
421 FPS
$2.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,084
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391 FPS
$1.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$619.99
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365 FPS
$2.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$767
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449 FPS
$2.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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586 FPS
$1.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149.99
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477 FPS
$1.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$950.99
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424 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$770.03
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421 FPS
$3.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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365 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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477 FPS
$3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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