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In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 2041 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $70.0 vs $972.75
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 95 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 13% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-2550K - 260 vs 231 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 36 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
45.48494983277592%
Multi-Core
2040
17.56198347107438%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 4 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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