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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS 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 i9-9900KS is 2828 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $99.0 vs $543.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i9-9900KS - $0.34 vs $1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 95 vs 127 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 4% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-2550K - 305 vs 293 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Oct 28th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 127 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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