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Intel logo Core i5-2550K
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General information Core i5-2550K Core i3-550
Launched Q1 2012 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 73 W 23.2 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-2550K Core i3-550
Overall Score 40433 0 % 31921 21.1 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 18 % 35.7 %
Benchmark Score 2673 0 % 1038 61.2 %
Single Thread Score 1744.5 0 % 1330.3 23.7 %
Encrypting Data 1050.4 MB/s 55.6 % 2363.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 66 MB/s 0 % 34 MB/s 48.5 %
String objects sorting 8979 thousand/s 0 % 4768.2 thousand/s 46.9 %
Prime numbers generation 26.2 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 61.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14700.7 millions/s 0 % 8411.7 millions/s 42.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7472 millions/s 0 % 3663.3 millions/s 51 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2550K, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core i5-2550K Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 74.8 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 119.7 FPS 79.4 FPS
Medium settings 149.6 FPS 99.3 FPS
Low settings 187.1 FPS 124.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-2550K Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 121.7 FPS 106.7 FPS
High settings 194.7 FPS 170.7 FPS
Medium settings 243.3 FPS 213.3 FPS
Low settings 304.2 FPS 266.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.3 %
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