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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 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 i7-8700 is 2163 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $99.0 vs $200.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-8700 - $0.77 vs $1.47 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-2550K - 136 vs 129 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Core i7-8700
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$17.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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36 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$869.99
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54 FPS
$13.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$715.32
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11 FPS
$113.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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32 FPS
$78.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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