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In short — Core i7-2700K outperforms the cheaper Celeron G550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Celeron G550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-2700K is 221 days older than the cheaper Celeron G550.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Dota 2 than Celeron G550 - 175 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $49.0 vs $89.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-2700K - $0.3 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Celeron G550 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 1st, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Celeron |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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