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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $99.0 vs $165.86
- Up to 12% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-11600KF - $0.79 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 47% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-2550K - 185 vs 126 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
87%
Price, $
$165.86
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i5-11600KF
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
77 FPS
$14.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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77 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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