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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 90 days older than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-3450 - 112 vs 110 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $59.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2550K - $0.54 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 77 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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