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In short — Core i7-6700T outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i7-6700T is 1310 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-6700T - $99.0 vs $99.9
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700T
- Performs up to 2% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-2550K - 255 vs 251 FPS
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 35 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
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-6700T
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 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 | 2.8 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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