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Intel logo Core i5-2550K
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General information Core i5-2550K Core i7-960
Launched Q1 2012 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Bloomfield
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 7.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 28.9 % 45 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 × 6 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Performance Core i5-2550K Core i7-960
Overall Score 40433 0 % 38314 5.2 %
Future Proof 28 % 0 % 15 % 46.4 %
Benchmark Score 2673 0 % 2155 19.4 %
Single Thread Score 1742.7 0 % 1463.8 16 %
Encrypting Data 1048.3 MB/s 78.6 % 4891.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 65.5 MB/s 8.4 % 71.5 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 9023.9 thousand/s 9.1 % 9932.6 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 25.9 millions/s 0 % 22.8 millions/s 12 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 14496.5 millions/s 19.6 % 18038 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7434.6 millions/s 4.2 % 7761.6 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-2550K, Core i7-960.

Average frames per second Core i5-2550K Core i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 74.8 FPS 68.5 FPS
High settings 119.7 FPS 109.7 FPS
Medium settings 149.6 FPS 137.1 FPS
Low settings 187.1 FPS 171.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.4 %

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 i7-960
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 121.9 FPS 118.1 FPS
High settings 195.0 FPS 188.9 FPS
Medium settings 243.7 FPS 236.2 FPS
Low settings 304.7 FPS 295.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.1 %
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