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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F 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 i7-11700F is 3333 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 22% better in Valorant than Core i5-2550K - 860 vs 703 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $99.0 vs $201.95
- Up to 39% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-11700F - $0.14 vs $0.23 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
860
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
60%
Price, $
$201.95
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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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
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i5-2550K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i5-2550K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
502 FPS
$2.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,359
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502 FPS
$2.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,239.99
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557 FPS
$2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299
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614 FPS
$2.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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647 FPS
$1.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,099.99
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534 FPS
$2.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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647 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,542.88
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647 FPS
$2.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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557 FPS
$2.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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502 FPS
$2.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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