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Intel logo Core i7-7700K
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Intel logo Core i5-2550K

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General information Core i7-7700K Core i5-2550K
Launched Q4 2016 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 19 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 15.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-7700K Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 49986 0 % 40433 19.1 %
Future Proof 56 % 0 % 28 % 50 %
Benchmark Score 6243 0 % 2673 57.2 %
Single Thread Score 2697.5 0 % 1751.5 35.1 %
Encrypting Data 3369.1 MB/s 0 % 1046.2 MB/s 68.9 %
Compressing Data 132.7 MB/s 0 % 65.6 MB/s 50.5 %
String objects sorting 17335 thousand/s 0 % 9014.9 thousand/s 48 %
Prime numbers generation 30.7 millions/s 0 % 25.8 millions/s 16 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30625.3 millions/s 0 % 14642.3 millions/s 52.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18958.1 millions/s 0 % 7449.6 millions/s 60.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7700K, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-7700K Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 165.0 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 206.3 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 257.9 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.5 %

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 i7-7700K Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.6 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 221.8 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 277.2 FPS 243.6 FPS
Low settings 346.5 FPS 304.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.1 %
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