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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $312
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-4770 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 i7-4770 is 489 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770
- Performs up to 6% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2550K - 213 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $74.95 vs $99.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2550K - $0.35 vs $0.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 84 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
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
213
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770 Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.4 GHZ LGA 1150 8 MB Cache BX80646I74770
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-4770
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-4770 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 84 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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