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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-750 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-750 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 874 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-750.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-750
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $60.0 vs $70.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-2550K - $0.23 vs $0.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-750 - 262 vs 256 FPS
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-750
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
256
97.70992366412213%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, $
$60
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-750 Quad-Core Desktop Processor (BX80605I5750) 8M Cache, 2.66 GHz, LGA1156
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Updated 58293 minutes ago
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
262
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
85.18518518518519%
Price, $
$70
85%
FPS Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Updated 58293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-750
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-750
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
427
62.794117647058826%
Multi-Core
1200
58.82352941176471%
Intel Core i5-750 | vs | Intel Core i5-2550K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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