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In short — Core i7-7800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2550K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7800X is 1974 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-7800X - $99.0 vs $482.84
- Up to 76% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-7800X - $0.83 vs $3.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-7800X - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7800X
- Performs up to 19% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-2550K - 142 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
HITMAN 2
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Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i7-7800X X-Series Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-7800X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-7800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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