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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2550K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3770S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2550K is 90 days older than the more expensive Core i7-3770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 0% better in World of Tanks than Core i7-3770S - 511 vs 510 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-3770S - $99.0 vs $295.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i7-3770S - $0.19 vs $0.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3770S
- 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 - 8 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
511
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel CPU BX80637I73770S Core i7-3770S Box 4Core/8Thread 3.10GHz 8M LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-3770S
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-3770S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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