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In short — Core i9-10920X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10920X is 2819 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i9-10920X - $70.0 vs $899.0
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10920X - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10920X
- Performs up to 9% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-2550K - 500 vs 459 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 24 vs 4 threads
DOOM Eternal
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i9-10920X Desktop Processor 12 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-10920X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
40.59701492537313%
Multi-Core
2040
17.975151995770553%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-10920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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