Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $99.0 vs $140.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2550K - 54 vs 2 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-2550K - $2.59 vs $49.5 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
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
54
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$140
70%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
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Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |