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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $99.0 vs $180.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 119% better in League of Legends than Core i5-2550K - 173 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 17% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-2550K - $1.04 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 91 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
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180
55%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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