Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2550K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 81.43

Overall Rank: 1921

Last Price Change: $50.76 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

4134

Single Thread Rating: 1755
Samples: 156*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,682
Thread: 1,867

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	14,584 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,487 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,979 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,041 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	67,418 KBytes/Sec
Physics	348 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,311 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,755 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$50.76 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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$628.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,336
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,364
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,576
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,323
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,440
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,134

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.10
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		81.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		1,755

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2082191 - Apr 20 2024		4592
BL2082164 - Apr 20 2024		4550
BL2077457 - Apr 13 2024		4585
BL2063084 - Mar 27 2024 [Overclocked]		5699
BL2035488 - Feb 27 2024		4645

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		4,134
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,955 (+19.9%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,416 (-17.4%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,645 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,618 (+11.7%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,207 (+1.8%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,887 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,651 (+12.5%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,549 (+10.0%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		4,121 (-0.3%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,869 (-6.4%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,217 (-22.2%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs Intel Core i5-2550K		3,116 (-24.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,958
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,560
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,402
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,512
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz		826

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