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In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 580 days older than the cheaper Core i7-4930K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-4930K - 95 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4930K
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $89.95 vs $99.0
- Up to 8% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-2550K - $0.56 vs $0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
161
100%
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$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.95
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Intel Core i7-4930K Processor - BX80633I74930K
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-4930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-4930K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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