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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1249 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 11% better in Minecraft than Core i5-2550K - 694 vs 624 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $79.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i5-2550K - $0.11 vs $0.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
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 i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
694
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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